Welcome to Safe Kids Greater Houston Water Safety Coalition

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Who We Are:   The water safety coalition is a team of partners and volunteers who represent a diverse range of local non-profit and private business organizations including federal, state, and local governmental agencies.

Partners:  Are SKGH members of organizations that support a common water safety mission, to prevent drowning.

• American Red Cross, Greater Houston & Galveston Chapters
• Bass Pro, Katy, Texas
• City of Houston
• Galveston Bay Power Squadron
• Galveston Power Squadron
• Galveston County Sheriff's Office--Marine Division
• Galveston County Parks and Beaches
• Greater Houston Pool Management
• Harris County District 1, Parks Department
• Harris Co Health Dept
• Houston Apartment Association
• Houston Police Dept-- Lake Patrol Unit
• Galveston Bay Power Squadron
• Houston Safe Boating Council
• Houston Y.M.C.A.
• Independent Pool & Spa Service Assn. (IPSSA) – Houston
• Katch-A-Kid
• Kemah Police Department
• Platinum Pools
• Texas Children’s Hospital and its Center for Childhood Injury Prevention, the lead organization for SAFE KIDS Greater Houston
• Texas Parks & Wildlife
• US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston and Ft. Worth Districts
• US Coast Guard Auxiliary

• Volunteers:  Volunteers are individuals who assist team members without compensation or expectation of compensation beyond reimbursement and perform tasks at the direction of and on behalf of the SKGH Water Safety Coalition. Unless specifically stated, volunteers are not considered an "employee" of any agency, in particular the lead agency Texas Children’s Hospital.
• Membership:  The SKGH partners and volunteers are required to complete and submit a SK Membership Form.  This form officially accepts and enrolls, both the partners and volunteers, prior to performance of any Safe Kids task.
  • Safe Kids Greater Houston Coalition Membership Application
  • What We Do:   The teams participate in and/or actively support independent corporate drowning prevention and water safety programs throughout the region. We strive to consolidate our expertise, knowledge, skills, and resources to accomplish the following goals.
    • Educate adults to actively watch children in or near water, to the exclusion of other activities.
  • Teach children under the age 13 that they must wear life jackets while on boats. (It’s also the law.)
  • Inform individuals that if they are not comfortable in the water to wear a life jacket when they are within 10 feet of water.
  • Learn CPR to save a life when seconds count.

  We all aim to build public awareness for the need for water safety and the use of life jackets within our local communities, and in particular, our minority and non-English-speaking groups.

  • How We Work:  Every year, our team members are highly encouraged to select and participate in an official committee(s).  It is the responsibility of the committee to appoint a lead organization and facilitator to manage a yearly program, project, event, and/or activity.  The committee, programs, projects, events, and activities, managed by the team leaders, represent the heart and soul of the water safety coalition.  Presently, the water safety team supports the following annual activities
  • Kid’s Don’t Float (lifejacket loaner or PFD) Program. 
  • April Pools Day Program - http://www.hcphes.org/SubPages/ProServices.htm
  • Water Activity Day Events (W.A.D.E.) Program (Texas Teens Boater Education Certification Class) http://www.houstonsafeboatingcouncil.org/
  • H.E.B. Festival

    • 	Life Jacket Loaner Program
      	April Pools Day Event
      	*  Learn To Swim Program
      	Greater Houston Pool Management Safe Kids Water Safety Fund Raiser
      	Water Activity Day Events W.A.D.E. Program