PHOENIX -- Massive cuts are proposed across virtually every department as the City of Phoenix struggles to balance its budget.

Those proposed cuts -- if they go through -- would drastically impact many programs the city’s most vulnerable rely on.

Funding for the Home Delivered Meal Program could be cut. The program delivers meals and makes welfare checks on elderly and disabled adults.

Administrators for the program said if city funding dries up, they will search for other sources of funding in an effort to maintain services for those who need it. They declined to comment further, saying they are waiting for more information about the situation.

Also on the chopping block are city libraries. The proposal calls for six libraries to be shut down. Those branches include: Century, Acacia, Ocotillo, Desert Sage, Saguaro, and Yucca.

“It’s very sad,” said Sarah Wright, a mother who takes her son to the library several times a week.

Wright currently has a standing weekend date with her son at the city's Desert Sage Library.

“It's a place we go to read books, to get books to read at home, (to get) movies that we watch together," said Wright. "It’s just one of those things I guess I've been taking for granted that might not be there for us anymore.”

The proposed cuts also call for all other branches to be shut down on Fridays.

Library administrators said they would continue providing as many services as possible, but acknowledged that it would be more difficult for many families to utilize services since hours would be reduced, and many people would have further to travel to get to a library.

“When the economy is in trouble, people need their libraries maybe more than they ever did before -- learning how to write resumes, using our computers," said Carol Finch, who coordinates Children and Teen Services for the library system.

Also on the chopping block -- Phoenix After School Centers' school year and summer programs.

"That would be horrible because then I really don't know where I'd go,” said Sarah Castillo, who has a 7-year-old in the PAC program.

PAC gives thousands of children a safe place to play and do homework until working parents can pick them up.

"I don't know if this is the best cut to make because it affects families big time," said Castillo.

Many other programs are also on the chopping block. Several senior centers may be shut down. Arts programs will likely be cut. Many popular sports programs will be reduced. Services for the homeless will also be cut back.

The city council is slated to vote on the budget proposal in early March.

More than a dozen public hearings will be held starting Feb. 10 so citizens can voice their opinions on the proposed cuts.