Support the Special Needs Aquatics Program at the YMCA
All kids should feel confident and safe in the water, and your contribution helps provide the space to make that happen for youth with special needs in Sacramento. Your gift will help to fund another year of the Special Needs Aquatics Program at the Y.
A Splash of Fun for Students with Special Needs
Every Thursday at 9:45 a.m., the Sacramento Central YMCA hosts what may be the most unique pool party in the region. And probably the most exuberant.
It’s the Special Needs Aquatics Program, known as SNAP, a 60-minute class offered in collaboration with the Sacramento City Unified School District. The participants are young Sacramentans with disabilities, many of them on the autism spectrum, as well as others with cerebral palsy and other physical and developmental limitations.
SNAP is now in its 25th year, thanks to generous support from the YMCA community. Its objectives are simple but important...
