Marcel Riley has a vision for the empty greenspace off King Philip Street in Fall River.

He is the force behind an effort to transform the park into Mae’s Playground, a sensory-friendly facility where kids of all abilities can interact and have fun, including his daughter Mae, who is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum.

The roughly $1 million playground would have been fully funded with a requested $100,000 earmark in the Massachusetts state budget, but a few weeks ago, Riley learned they would only be getting $10,000.

“Those are our most vulnerable,” Riley told 12 News on Thursday. “If they’re not worth fully funding or meeting halfway, what is?”

See more at wpri.com.