Arlington, VA CNN  —  Desperation crept into Sylvia’s voice as she rattled off all the ways her life would become more difficult if a free learning program that her son attends during the summer shuts its doors. A single mother, Sylvia works as a janitor and is the sole breadwinner for her family which includes her 10-year-old as well as her ailing mother. “I cannot sleep at night,” said Sylvia, who spoke to CNN through a translator as she picked up her son, Gabriel, at the end of a long shift.