Many South Asian children don't learn to swim due to cultural norms, stigma, and limited access to pools and swim lessons. The lack of water safety knowledge can lead to dangerous situations. We applaud the Wave Makers Program, launched by City Council Members Shekar Krishnan (@cmshekar25) and Julie Menin (@julmenin), in partnership with Asphalt Green (@asphaltgreen), Commonpoint (@commonpointqueens), and the YMCA (@ymcanyc), that offers free swim lessons to over 200,000 children across NYC to help address the needs in our community and expand safe water access for #watersafetya#swimlessonsssons ... See MoreSee Less

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