Supervisors Make Unprecedented Investment in County Parks to Support Youth, Families, and Communities

LOS ANGELES — On Oct. 6, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Supplemental Budget, expanding recreational opportunities and programming in County of Los Angeles Parks, with critical investments in LA’s most vulnerable communities. This funding builds from the recent ARPA funding allocation approved by the Board of Supervisors and combined will increase the following access to aquatics, sports, recreation, cultural programming, as well as improve LA county park amenities.

• Setting an affordable $25 sports league fee for LA County Parks competitive sports play..
• Securing permanent funding for free and accessible core programming: ..
• Expanding the summer aquatic season at 23 seasonal pools from a 10 week to 22 weeks commencing summer 2023.
• Providing $10M to retrofit seasonal pools with lighting and heating to expand hours of operations during daylight savings time.
• Securing permanent funding for Parks After Dark at 34 county parks for winter, spring, and summer programming.
• Launching the Urban Fishing program countywide at 10 county lakes.
• Providing $5M to address health and safety deferred maintenance..
• Expanding the Lifeguard Ready Training and Youth@Work programs with the goal of hiring over 1,000 youth to serve our communities

LA County Parks And Rec Relaunches Free Lifeguard Ready Training Program

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is doubling down on its commitment to LA County youth by expanding its successful Lifeguard Ready Training or LRT program. LRT prepares youth and young adults ages 16 to 24 with the skills necessary to become a Los Angeles County swimming pool lifeguard. A total of nine pools countywide will turn into Lifeguard Ready Training facilities during the offseason to prepare BIPOC youth to join the aquatics team.

All swimmer ability levels are invited to sign-up today for as many LRT sessions needed to meet the qualifications to become a pool lifeguard.

Details: https://parks.lacounty.gov/lifeguard-ready-training