For our year end appeal we feature Vannet, Gerschon, Eli and Eva Voltaire. Eli and his dad are in the Baby + Me class, Vannet is an active swimmer and her brothers Jimmy and Santiago have trained with ICW to be Red Cross certified lifeguards.
The Voltaires represents what ICW is all about — creating spaces where every age, body and background is supported and encouraged to rewrite their relationship with the water.
When you support ICW, you’re not just funding classes, you’re funding life-saving skills .
Make a gift today. Help with life-changing work.
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For #GivingTuesday we are featuring Beverly Marshak, a joyful regular at our Sunday Community Swim at Brooklyn College. Beverly has survived three near-drownings but is now courageously learning how to feel safer and more confident in the water. This is what ICW is about: creating spaces where every age, every body and every background is encouraged to rewrite their relationship with the water.
When you support ICW, you’re not just funding swim classes, you’re opening the door to healing, confidence and life-saving skills.
Make a gift today. Help with life-changing work.
Donate to the ICW PayPal Giving Fund
ICW Brings Learn-to-Swim Lessons to Midwood High School Students
Midwood High School, in partnership with Inclusive Community Wellness (ICW), is excited to offer a Learn-to-Swim Program for Midwood students during the Fall 2025 semester. It is a collaboration between ICW and Midwood Principal Dr. Robert Quinlan, Midwood Parent Coordinator Christina Beahan, Midwood Assistant Principal of Guidance Sakaina Simon-Jack and Midwood Athletic Director Beth Vershleiser in conjunction with the Brooklyn South High School Superintendency of Michael Prayor.
Swim Lessons, Aqua Aerobics, Masters and Community Swim @ Brooklyn College
Swim Lessons at Brooklyn College in the Midwood section of Brooklyn for children ages 4 to 14 and for adults will begin on Sunday, September 21 and will run until December 14 - ten sessions. We will offer four different adult learn to swim classes, five children's swimming classes, Aqua Aerobics, a new master swim group AND free community
We also will offer Red Cross Lifeguard + CPR Certification.
Click HERE https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/36164
to register for one of the many time slots.
Diving Into Danger: Why Midwood’s Children Still Face Drowning Risks Despite New Pools
Over the past eight months Brennan LaBrie and Oscar Fock diligently researched the swimming in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood.
Their resulting article is an excellent summation of why learn-to-swim lessons are so desperately needed in one of Brooklyn's most diverse neighborhoods
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-pools-drowning-nonprofits/
Shaping The Future of Water Safety and Access: 2024 NYC Aquatics Symposium
The NYC Aquatics Symposium will gather city leaders, agencies, and citizens to discuss the future of swimming and water safety. Representatives from key organizations will share updates on enhancing public access to these vital resources. Join us! #NYCAquatics #WaterSafety #CommunityEngagement
Free Red Cross Certification Mints New Lifeguards
Due to a lifeguard shortage threatening Brooklyn kids' summer, Inclusive Community Wellness is working to increase local pool guards.
In mid-June, ICW offered a week-long, free Red Cross Lifeguard/CPR certification.
[No Lifeguards? For Brooklyn Non-Profit, No Problem]
ICW financed the training / exam costs for 14 New Yorkers to get valid Red Cross certification.
For info on future classes: 917-605-5624 / community.wellness.nyc@gmail.com
NYers deserve the same opportunities to be healthy.
Our diverse wellness professionals work in collaboration with community members and local organizations to develop results-oriented programs—including exercise / fitness, nutrition, aquatics, leisure / recreation, health education, yoga and mental health enhancement—for children and their families, adults and seniors a
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Our vision is to implement a comprehensive community fitness and wellness model that not only inspires positive and healthy lifestyle choices by every individual with whom we engage but also promotes the development and dissemination of life-altering content, programs and outcomes.
Everyday, New Yorkers have enough just to get from uptown to downtown and back. They shouldn’t have to constantly worry about their health.
Inclusive Community Wellness (ICW) empowers individuals from all New York City communities to improve their health, well-being and productivity by providing ground-breaking wellness programs where New Yorkers live, work and play.
“Swimming instructions and training promotes lifetime skills for all levels. Learning to swim
provides pathways to wellness and limitless opportunities through aquatics. ”
Perry Williams, lifelong Brooklyn resident
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