The Streamwood Park District was recently awarded funding through DuPage County Health Department’s (DCHD) Protect Swimmers 10M (PS10M) Community Awareness Initiative, to offer five free weekly swim lessons for up to twenty preschool aged kids (ages 3–5 years-old.)
Lessons are broken up by weeks and run Monday-Friday from 12:30-1 p.m. through August 30 at the Park Place Aquatic Center, 550 S. Park Blvd., with a maximum of four participants per week.
Space is limited! Interested families should contact Streamwood Park District Superintendent of Recreation Adam Vasquez at avasquez@spdcares.com to verify eligibility.
Priority will be given to families who qualify for financial assistance (WIC, free/reduced lunch programs, etc.)
The DCHD’s PS10M initiative is a grant-funded program through the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Pool Safely Grant Program. The goal of DCHD’s PS10M initiative is to prevent child drownings through community awareness activities.
75% of PS10M swim lesson participants will successfully demonstrate progress with at least three critical swimming skills (surface and breathe float on back propel forward exit water.) 75% of PS10M swim lesson participants adult caregivers will successfully demonstrate understanding of water safety steps and layers of protection.
The goal of DCHD’s PS10M initiative is to prevent child drownings through community awareness activities. Through the Pool Safely grant program free swim lessons for Illinois children 3-5 years were made available to 10 swimming facilities.
For more information about DCHD’s PS10M initiative, please visit https://www.dupagehealth.org/231/Pool-Safely.