{"id":46522,"date":"2025-11-06T05:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:43:19","slug":"cost-to-your-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost to Your Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Cost to Your Community is the third product in the Federal Harms Tracker<\/strong><\/a> series and is designed to show the federal government\u2019s footprint and impact across states and communities nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This interactive map combines state- and congressional district-level data on federal personnel, funding and infrastructure to show how government resources are distributed around the country and how that presence is shifting amid unprecedented changes under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this tool is not just about numbers\u2014it is about people and communities. Every congressional district is paired with at least one story of harm or risk at the local level.<\/strong> While a smaller federal government may be a reasonable goal, these stories reveal that the Trump administration\u2019s often haphazard funding and personnel cuts, from food assistance and education to public health and care for veterans, have led to a less effective government and are negatively affecting the public in real and everyday ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dallas County Health and Human Services lost more than $4 million in federal funding leading to staff layoffs and canceling 50+ community vaccine drives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Ohio Fair Housing Resource Center lost 90% of its federal funding, leading to layoffs and cuts to free services for communities in need. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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An Arlington, Va. afterschool learning program that supports low-income families lost $350,000 overnight, forcing it to cut students and causing families to scramble for new childcare options after students had to be cut from the program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes, the largest charitable food assistance organization in the region, lost about half of its federal funding\u2014forcing it to reduce portion sizes and cut purchases of fresh produce from local farmers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>