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Commissioners approve $51,000 to expand Swim Safe program serving Head Start and local youth
Summary
The board approved an additional $51,000 to expand the county's Swim Safe initiative, which serves Head Start students, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and Parks and Recreation summer-program participants; the program has taught 16,000 children to swim to date, county communications said.
Hillsborough County commissioners approved allocating an additional $51,000 in the current budget to expand the county's Swim Safe initiative.
Katie, with Hillsborough County Communications and Digital Media, said the program serves Head Start students, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and participants in Parks and Recreation summer programs, and that "to date, the program has helped 16,000 kids learn to swim." The funding will expand outreach and instruction; the meeting recap did not include a detailed program budget or timeline for the expansion.
The Swim Safe initiative is part of the county's water-safety education efforts aimed at reducing drowning risk and improving youth swim competency; county staff will provide further program details and implementation timing in follow-up materials.
