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Project S.A.F.E. teaches water safety

October 27, 2021|Categories: Top Stories|

Project S.A.F.E. is back at select YMCA of Austin locations with busloads of kids eager for swim lessons and safety around water. When local school children participate in Project S.A.F.E., the lessons serve as their P.E. course for the semester. Kids take the school bus every day to the Y for lessons in water safety and swimming.

The YMCA has worked in partnership with Colin’s Hope to provide this program delivering crucial water safety skills to children since 2008. I sat down with Alissa Magrum, Executive

All Greater Austin YMCA locations will be closed on Sunday, April 5, 2026, in observance of Easter. We'll reopen with regular hours Monday, April 6.
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