A Pioneering Program Paying NYC’s Low-Income Youth to Learn to Swim

"At the swimming pool on Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus, the air buzzed with excitement. Dozens of chattering, gleeful youth filled the space. 

Some stood in line to collect a pair of goggles and a swim cap, before playfully helping each other to yank them on. Others sat quietly atop poolside benches, watching the water glisten beneath the indoor arena’s glaring lights. At their instructors’ signal, the teens catapulted into the pool. Slicking their hair back, they beckoned to their friends to do the same."

Written by: Angelica Ang

Photo credit: Austin Tsung Fu Chang

Read the full article here: https://reasonstobecheerful.world/nyc-low-income-youth-paid-learn-to-swim/