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Local and national community partners including the NFL Wives Off the Field Association welcome 200 second through fifth-grade students from local schools to take in-water swim lessons with certified YMCA instructors alongside Olympic swimming and world record holder Cullen Jones.
“We often say that if you think everyone is watching, no one is watching," Taylor Oelking, Executive Director of Community Aquatics, said. "So you know, if you find yourself at a cookout or BBQ and everybody has their kids in the pool and everyone thinks everyone is watching everyone else’s kids, it’s easy to get distracted. So always make sure your children are supervised.”
Education opportunities and help for adults
May 30, 2024
One in four adults in the New Orleans metro struggle with literacy.
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With Memorial Day weekend ahead, the Louisiana Department of Health is preparing and warning families on how to ensure water safety to prevent drownings and other serious water-related injuries.
Teach Kids How to Stay Safe in the Water
May 28, 2023
Our mission at the YMCA of Greater New Orleans is to help parents understand that educating their children about safety in and around water is one of the most important life lessons they can provide. While we cannot guarantee that a child will not end up in a dangerous situation, we can give them the skills needed to help them save themselves in a water emergency.
Swimming Pools and Swimming Schools
January 17, 2022
“I WAS PULLED from a swimming pool in New Orleans when I was eight years old. It was a neighborhood party and kids were everywhere. I was fortunate enough to be seen at the bottom of the pool by a neighbor that pulled me out, unconscious. I do remember gaining consciousness and choking up water. Although it was a day I will never forget, I had not registered the significance of that moment until I stepped into my position here at the Y. If that neighbor had not seen me, I would have been a statistic in the 1983 Louisiana drowning reports,” said Joey Roberts, Executive Director, West St. Tammany YMCA.
YMCA Executive Director Receives National Honor
January 3, 2022
Belle Chasse YMCA Executive Director Jodi Nohra has received the YPN Distinguished Leadership Award for her outstanding commitment to the Belle Chasse YMCA and the South Plaquemines community. The YMCA Professional Network (YPN) is a professional peer organization that advances, inspires, and connects YMCA leaders across the country.
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff Visits Belle Chasse YMCA
July 14, 2021
The visit was set to highlight community organizations and their recovery from the pandemic as part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to pass his post-pandemic recovery agenda, according to a White House press release.
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