caps director ron holt insists it will remain valuable to people. he says if anything, caps will only become stronger. >> nothing will be diluted. no strategy will change. in fact, i think with this strategy moving forward, that the efforts will be more involved. >> reporter: for more than two decades, caps has been an important program for the city. volunteers work closely with police officers to keep an eye on the neighborhood and help monitor gang activity. but now it's possible a majority of those officers will be reassigned away from caps and back on the streets. the controversial move has many caps volunteers concerned about the paramese -- program's future. >> reporter: antibullying programs, and saturday sports camps for the children in the community. why would you reduce resources for a program that everyone agrees is working? >> reporter: vicki has been a caps volunteer for ten years and is hopeful the police department will reconsider the proposed shuffle. daley said today he would support the move. >> over the years the caps started as a