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By Kelly Wise Valdes – May 31, 2024 Now that summer is here, Hillsborough County launched Safe Pools Day Tampa Bay, which was aimed at educating families about practicing pool safety while they enjoy swimming this summer. Florida leads the nation in drowning deaths of children 4 years old or younger, and most of the…

Philip Morgann – Wednesday, May 22, 2024 May is National Water Safety Month, but it’s important for parents to keep this in mind every day of every month: it can take less than a minute for a child to drown. “I don’t think people really realize that drowning actually is silent,’’ says Sharon Finotti, director…

ABC Action News | WFTS Tampa Bay HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — It’s an issue that happens more than some may think—students facing homelessness while trying to balance school. However, a new prevention program aims to help be the solution to the problem. Odalis Castellano has a full house, with three children in Hillsborough County Schools….