Under President Trump’s budget plan, some agencies will see big increases and others will see big cuts.

  • St. Pete homeless shelter to receive cuts under Trump's budget plan
  • Budget proposal to cut $54 billion in various federal programs
  • St. Vincent De Paul says it would be forced to shut down

The agencies expected to do well are Veteran Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense.

If approved the VA will see an increase of $4.8 billion. Homeland Security will get about $2.8 billion and the Department of Defense will get $52.3 billion.

However, not everyone will benefit from his plan. The president also wants to cut funding for several federal programs, including some programs that help low-income individuals and families.

A homeless shelter in St. Pete said the impact would be devastating to its facility.

St. Vincent De Paul said it would be forced to shut down and send people back out on the streets.

St. Vincent De Paul is downtown St. Pete's only overnight shelter, and officials said the effects would be clear to see across the city.

The facility caters to about 120-130 men and women a night with nowhere else to go.

“I think the community would be surprised by how young they are. Many people think that the homeless that are in these shelters are drug and alcohol users and abusers, and such is not the case with the vast majority of them. In our community, the fact of the matter is, people are often at times one paycheck or two from homelessness,” said Michael Raposa with St. Vincent De Paul.

With the growing need for housing assistance, Raposa said the city of St. Petersburg has made tremendous progress, but now that progress could plateau.

Right now the nonprofit receives $87,000 each year through the city from a federally funded community development block program. However, that funding is on the chopping block under President Trump’s proposed budget.

Raposa said the organization may have to consider shutting down now and is encouraging the community to reach out to their lawmakers and let them know what they think about the proposed cuts.

Raposa said if the budget plan goes into effect, the social scene in and around downtown St. Pete won’t be the same.

“We need citizens to rise up. If anyone has any compassion for the poor in our community, they have to rise up at this time and we have to stand together to take care of these people,” he said.

In total, President Trump’s proposed budget includes $54 billion in cuts to various programs.

Congress has the final say in the budget and several lawmakers have already expressed opposition to many of the proposed cuts.