Trump budget cuts threaten late Redondo Beach couple's soccer refugee program

What happened: A soccer and preschool program for refugees founded by the late Redondo Beach activists Katie-Jay Scott and Gabriel Stauring faces pressure from Trump administration cuts to foreign aid and tighter refugee policies. Key numbers: More than 5,000 children in iACT soccer academies across Chad, the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Mexico; 1,800 Why it matters: UNHCR warned this month that the gap between humanitarian needs and donor contributions is widening, forcing aid groups to compete for shrinking funds as conflicts in Syria, Gaza and Ukraine swell refugee numbers.

A soccer and preschool program for refugees founded by the late Redondo Beach activists Katie-Jay Scott and Gabriel Stauring faces pressure from Trump administration cuts to foreign aid and tighter refugee policies.

UNHCR warned this month that the gap between humanitarian needs and donor contributions is widening, forcing aid groups to compete for shrinking funds as conflicts in Syria, Gaza and Ukraine swell refugee numbers.