FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — With a funding gap of more than $290 million, Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill is calling for cuts across the board.

The impacts range from county fire and EMS to the Middle School After-School(MSAS) program, which serves thousands of students.

Poe Middle School student Diego Egas said he takes part in the after-school program from Monday through Friday.

On Wednesday night, he took his concerns and questions about losing access to activities like theater, sports, and social clubs to county leadership and called into a virtual town hall on the issue.

"Which program would you provide for students who rely on the after-school program?" he asked.

Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez responded by saying it is critically important to him to keep the programs.

"The last thing we want is not to know where they're going, not know what they're doing," said Jimenez.

As proposed, the budget cuts would amount to nearly $60 million in reductions.

Of that, a little over $4 million would come from cuts to the after-school program, which would essentially eliminate it and a middle school summer program.

The cut would disproportionately impact lower-income students.

"We need to fight for it," said Diana Egas. "Either we invest the money right now, or we invest it later on in crime prevention."

"Every day, I see like 100 kids just in one row of tables for the after-school program," said Diego Egas. "If there's no after-school program, where are those kids going to go? Maybe if they go home alone, something might happen."

Next, the board of supervisors will hold a series of public discussions leading to a final vote for May 13.