Wu Announces Expansion of Free Swim Lessons for Youth – The Boston Sun

Mayor Michelle Wu announced the expansion of the Swim Safe program, which offers free swimming classes for young people in Boston. "Boston collaborates with its partners to make it easier and more affordable to teach our children to swim," said Mayor Michelle Wu. To celebrate International Water Safety Day (15 May), the city spent $230,000 in funding to expand these classes and $10,000 to launch a MBTA bus awareness campaign on water safety.

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Some of the children who participated, along with the swim instructors from Swimmin Foundation in May, 2025. Md. © Sadar Uddin/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,22 May, 2025 Earlier this month, a team of four instructors from the Dutch NGO, Swimmin’ Foundation, took on the mission to prevent drowning in Bangladesh by teaching children critical swimming. According to UNICEF, 14, 000 children in Bangladesh die due to drowning. In fact, it is the se…

Wu Announces Expansion of Free Swim Lessons for Youth – The Boston Sun

Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Human Services (OHS), and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) marked yesterday’s International Water Safety Day with the award of $230,000 in grant funding to support free youth swim lessons and $10,000 for the launch of a MBTA bus campaign that highlights the importance of water safety. In 2024, Swim Safe provided lessons to over 6,000 youth, and since its launch under Mayor Wu in summe…

Wu Announces Expansion of Free Swim Lessons for Local Youth – Jamaica Plain Gazette

Special to the Gazette       Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Human Services (OHS), and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) marked yesterday’s International Water Safety Day with the award of $230,000 in grant funding to support free youth swim lessons and $10,000 for the launch of a MBTA bus campaign that highlights the importance of water safety. In 2024, Swim Safe provided lessons to over 6,000 youth, and since its launch under Mayor W…

Wu Announces Expansion of Free Swim Lessons for Youth

Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Human Services (OHS), and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) marked yesterday’s International Water Safety Day with the award of $230,000 in grant funding to support free youth swim lessons and $10,000 for the launch of a MBTA bus campaign that highlights the importance of water safety. In 2024, Swim Safe provided lessons to over 6,000 youth, and since its launch under Mayor …

Wu Announces Expansion of Free Swim Lessons for Youth – Beacon Hill Times

Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Human Services (OHS), and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) marked yesterday’s International Water Safety Day with the award of $230,000 in grant funding to support free youth swim lessons and $10,000 for the launch of a MBTA bus campaign that highlights the importance of water safety. In 2024, Swim Safe provided lessons to over 6,000 youth, and since its launch under Mayor Wu in sum…