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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
A SHARED TRUST
IN ONE ANOTHER
More children under the age of four drown in Florida than anywhere else in the nation.
Further, Hillsborough County regularly ranks among the highest counties nationally for drowning cases in the same age group. The Tampa Y is fully committed to do what it takes to ensure not one more child drowns in Tampa Bay.
One of the Y’s most impactful drowning prevention programs is the free Safety Around Water (SAW) program offered at no cost to the community. In 2019, we significantly expanded SAW thanks to a partnership with the Florida Blue Foundation and our neighboring Ys.
beCAUSEOFYOU | 2019ImpactSnapshot
7,936kids learned life- saving skills at more than 30 Ys in Tampa Bay through Safety Around Water, made possible through the Florida Blue Foundation.
1,148children received mobile swim lessons through a partnership with the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County. The “Be Water Smart from the Start” initiative provides free water safety lessons to kids in their own apartment complex and neighborhood pools. This partnership also allowed us
to provide free private swim lessons to 119 children with special needs throughout Hillsborough County.
829children in Hillsborough County’s Head Start program received over 6,600 free swim lessons at the Tampa Y. The Y’s Head Start collaboration with Hillsborough County, City of Tampa, City of Temple Terrace and Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center also provides classroom-based water safety education.
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Annual Report 2019