YMCA of Greater Houston - Safety Around Water

08/10/2026

💙📚 We’re proud to partner with the Houston Police Department at their annual Back to School Fair this past weekend.

Our YMCA team shared information about drowning prevention, water safety, Safety Around Water (SAW), swim lessons, and other YMCA programs that support Houston families. 🏊‍♀️💦

Thank you to HPD for having us! 💙

08/08/2026

💙 Safety Around Water is about more than swim skills. 🏊

It's about building confidence, creating friendships, and forming connections that last beyond the pool. 🤝 Every lesson helps kids grow, not just as swimmers, but as confident, capable individuals. 🌟

08/06/2026

Thank you to Gulf Coast Toyota for your generous donation of Sienna vans that helped make our Safety Around Water programs even more impactful this summer!

Because of your support, we were able to expand our efforts at our Mason Park site by bringing in two Safety Around Water teams from the Monty Ballard YMCA at Cinco Ranch and Weekley Family YMCA. With reliable transportation, we reached more children and families with lifesaving water safety education and swim instruction.

Partnerships like yours help remove barriers and create opportunities for more kids to gain the confidence and skills they need to stay safe around water. Thank you for investing in our community and helping us make a lasting difference, one swimmer at a time!

08/05/2026

08/03/2026

Week 2 of our Safety Around Water program at Townwood Park kicks off this week! 🌊☀️

We’re excited to continue our partnership with the City of Houston to help local kids build confidence in and around the water while learning life-saving water safety skills. We can’t wait to welcome another week of smiling faces, swimming, and safe fun! 💙

08/02/2026

We ❤️ our lifeguards! 🫶🏽

08/01/2026

As our Safety Around Water session at Mason Park came to a close yesterday, we want to thank all of the families who joined us the past two weeks! 💙🏊

It has been a joy watching our swimmers gain confidence and build lifesaving water safety skills. Thank you to our amazing staff and community partners for making this program possible! 🌊

08/01/2026

07/30/2026

💦 Smiles, splashes, and confidence! 🏊‍♀️☀️

There’s nothing better than seeing kids having fun while learning life-saving water safety skills. Through our Safety Around Water program, children build confidence in and around the water, make new friends, and learn skills that can help keep them safe for a lifetime.

Every laugh, every splash, and every lesson makes a difference. 💙

07/29/2026

Screens are down when the Water Watcher's in town 👀 🤠

Take the Phones Down, Eyes Up pledge and commit to:
- Actively watching kids in and around water
- Keeping your eyes on the water, and off your phone
- Skipping the distractions (calls, chatting, scrolling)
- Staying put until another Water Watcher steps in

PLUS...take the pledge, and you'll be entered to win a YMCA water safety swag bag! To take pledge and enter the swag drawing ➡️ https://bit.ly/44n8Bmv