Join Seas of Opportunity Foundation in Making a Difference
Lifeguarding Futures Initiative
We are focused on saving lives through promoting aquatic safety. This initiative is aimed at supporting underprivileged communities and communities of color with the knowledge to effectively prevent drownings, encourage water safety practices, and foster a culture of safety and respect around water-based activities.
· Partner with schools and community organization to lead free educational training for adults, parents, and youth focused on water safety training and safety practices for water-based activities.
- · Partner with community organizations to provide free industry certified training to create swim instructors in these communities.
- · Possibly provide water-based activities to use the skills they’ve learned.
- · Research and teach case studies on how to prevent aquatic accidents so that others can recognize risk in situations.
- · Black children ages 10-14 years old drown in swimming pools at rates over seven times higher than white children, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
To register your community group for swim or water safety training please apply here.
Empowering Waves Initiative
This is near and dear to our hearts as we strive to promote diversity in aquatic sports. We want to foster diversity and empowerment in scuba diving and other aquatic sports by focusing on females and underserved communities, by providing accessible opportunities, education and mentorship that encourage participation and excellence in these activities.
- Enhance the participation of females and people of color in scuba diving, snorkeling, and paddle-sports.
- Offer free training and financial support for training, equipment, and certification.
- Create inclusive events, workshops, and expeditions that cater to diverse groups.
- Establish partnerships with schools, community organizations, and diving/snorkeling centers.
- Develop a mentorship program with role models from the targeted communities.
DiveSafe Initiative
Diving itself is an inherently risky sport, however, not having access to the necessary medical care makes introducing the sport even more difficult and decrease the safety of, not only, recreational divers, but other professionals with dive dependent careers such as, reef/ocean conservation members and wildlife conservationist. Here we direct our efforts to strengthen the safety and emergency response capabilities in the recreational diving community by promoting increased access to hyperbaric chambers, enhancing risk management practices, and offering comprehensive support to dive professionals and enthusiasts.
- Improve access to hyperbaric chamber treatments for diving-related emergencies.
- Provide face-to-face risk management assessments and planning to dive professionals and recreational divers alike.
- Educate the diving community on best practices in dive safety and emergency care.
- Develop a network of emergency response resources and trained professionals.
- Foster a culture of safety and preparedness within the recreational diving industry.