Welcome to L.A. County Scuba - Youth Scuba Programs

During the summer of 2007, a pilot program was launched in joint cooperation between the Los Angeles County Probation Department and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. The purpose of this program was designed to develop teamwork skills with the kids and give them positive alternatives to other pressures they face inside their local communities.

The Youth Scuba Program provides the opportunity and experience for the kids to participate in a SCUBA program that includes a series of pool sessions throughout the summer along with two one day trips to Catalina Island for the open water training sessions. For many of the participants this is their first experience in the ocean, let alone a boat trip to a local island off the Southern California coast.

The Youth Scuba Program concludes with a formal banquet at the Los Angeles Athletic Club recognizing all the kids for their hard work participating in the program.

Now each summer the program has continued allowing more and more youngsters benefit from the experience, training and teamwork skills they learn over the course of a summer.

During 2008 special attention to the program was made possible by a feature article in the NAUI Sources Magazine, Q3 2008 edition. The article showcased the 2007 program and can be viewed by clicking on the Sources magazine cover located in the lower right section of this page.

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2008 Youth Scuba Program

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NAUI Sources Magazine Article 2008

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