World Drowning Prevention Day 2024
For many children in the U.S., swim instruction can be out of reach, due to cost, unavailability of nearby lessons, lack of transportation and other factors.
That’s why the CDC Foundation and CDC, with financial assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies, developed an initiative to fund 20 community-serving organizations around the country, including local YMCAs, to offer no-cost and low-cost swimming and water safety classes to kids aged 6 to 15 from areas at increased risk for drowning.