Learn water safety. Prevent drowning. Save lives. 

Goal Zero helps Indiana families and communities stay safe around water through practical training, prevention, and engagement.

Core Values

• Every life matters
  We believe every person deserves the opportunity to be safe in and around water.

• Access builds safer communities
  We believe fair and equitable access to pools, aquatic facilities, and water safety resources is essential to building water-safe communities.

• Swimming lessons should be within reach
  We believe swimming lessons should be accessible, affordable, and, whenever possible, free to those who need them most.

• It is never too late to learn
  We believe people of all ages can learn lifesaving water skills, and that learning to swim should be encouraged throughout life.

• Water safety education should start early and continue often
  We believe water safety education should begin in school, be reinforced at home, and remain a lifelong priority.

• Safe environments save lives
  We believe drowning prevention must include safe physical environments, including properly installed and maintained fencing around pools and retention ponds.

• Protective infrastructure matters
  We believe guardrails, barriers, and other protective measures should be used where appropriate to separate roadways, pedestrians, and children from nearby ponds and other water hazards.

• Prevention requires partnership
  We believe meaningful progress happens through collaboration among families, schools, communities, public safety agencies, and civic leaders.

• Equity is essential to prevention
  We believe barriers to water safety, whether financial, geographic, cultural, racial, or educational, must be reduced so all Hoosiers have the opportunity to stay safe.

• Goal Zero is worth pursuing
  We believe one drowning is too many, and we are committed to creating a safer future for all Hoosiers through education, access, prevention, and outreach.