Sibling House and Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of Groupon, announce the launch of a local campaign to provide swim lessons for foster children in the Sibling House network.

The Teaching Kids to Swim campaign will be available on the Seattle Groupon Grassroots page through Aug. 14. Utilizing Groupon Grassroots’ collective action model, Groupon subscribers can pledge support for the Teaching Kids to Swim initiative in increments of $10 with each $10 providing swimming lessons.

If this Grassroots campaign raises $500, then Sibling House can sponsor five foster youths in an eight-week swimming course at the YMCA. Each additional $100 raised will allow another youth in foster care to participate in the swimming lessons. Apart from teaching children a skill that could potentially save their lives, swimming lessons open a door to a new form of exercise and boost kids’ confidence and self-esteem.

“We are excited to employ the collective action model of Groupon Grassroots to raise support for Sibling House,” said Michael Gaskill, Co-founder of Sibling House. “We look forward to creating new awareness for Sibling House as one of the local organizations in Kirkland to be featured on Groupon Grassroots.”

All of the Groupon Grassroots campaign proceeds will be used to provide swimming lessons for foster children in the Sibling House network.