The Central Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth is struggling to stay afloat. Like many organizations in this economy, it may soon be forced to cut back on services or jobs.

With several grants running out this year and without more financial support, the office will have to change the way it operates.

Director Carol Blair says their budget shrank by about $150,000 this year.

She says, "We're going to get as creative as we can to keep our programs going strong, but I can't say that I'm not worried. I am concerned."

Several of the programs will be without a grant to fund them over the next few months. For example, a $250,000 grant that runs out in August funds a teen pregnancy prevention program.

Blair says, "If we don't get another big teen pregnancy prevention grant, the way that we do teen pregnancy prevention programming is going to have to change."

Another example, a $40,000 supplemental education grant is being cut off in June. On top of that, the Virginia Juvenile Crime Control Act is cutting funding back five percent, Staunton and Waynesboro also cut help by five percent, and Augusta County cut funds by two percent.

Diane Kellogg runs SAW 2010 for the Office. She says they'll all stick together to weather the storm.

"Although we have different divisions, we all work amongst ourselves to help each other out," says Kellogg.

However, that could change.

Blair says, "If things change with that and we see a decrease there, that's when we may have to look at some of our own positions. I don't look forward to that day."

Kellogg says, "Personally, I wouldn't really worry about it because I know we're a team and our team is to work with the community and work with families. So if my position as Gang Coordinator was going away, the team still needs me."

Blair says they can't expect more money from localities or schools because those organizations are having problems of their own. She says she's not ready to talk about the possibility of laying off administration jobs, but that all changes depending on what they receive in July.