SILVER SPRING, Md. (7News) — 7News visited Weller Road Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md., which is one of 53 community schools in Montgomery County.

About 35,000 students in the county attend these schools.

They are part of the education reform plan known as the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.

The state-funded schools serve students in economically disadvantaged communities and are designed to remove barriers to learning.

In addition to education, community schools provide extended learning time, a longer school year, vision and dental services, access to mental health practitioners, tutoring, and after-school programs.

7News asked the Supervisor of Community Schools for Montgomery County Public Schools about the potential impact if the Maryland General Assembly passes Governor Wes Moore’s bill that proposes freezing funding for community schools.

“The Blueprint is a massive document that has foundational funding that covers multiple pillars and what many don't realize is that reducing funding in one area reduces funds in another area,” said Hope L. McGuire.

McGuire also told 7News this is a bad time to cut community school funding since government workers are losing their jobs.

“I worry about us as a state because I know how poverty is probably increasing. We continue to see the continued federal layoffs and the impact [on] federal employees. There are many right now who have already started reaching out to my community schools teams about food insecurity,” McGuire added.

A Maryland House of Delegates committee recently voted to advance a different version of the governor's bill that restores funding for community schools.

7News will keep you posted on where things go from here.