Empowering Children Through Safety Education

Painesville Safety Town is June 9-13, 2025

Registration opens on March 3, 2025.

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Hands-On Safety Education

Our Safety Town is a free 5-day summer program that will provide 30 students entering kindergarten or first grade with knowledge in pedestrian safety, fire safety, bike safety, water safety, train safety, and recreation safety.

By the end of the 5-day program, students will be able to utilize their safety skills at home, school and within the community, resulting in a sense of confidence in attendees to build their self-esteem.

Volunteer Operated

Painesville Safety Town is proudly organized and operated by dedicated volunteers, including community leaders, safety experts, service organizations, and city departments.

This program thrives on the generous time, energy, and support of volunteers and donors, ensuring an engaging and unforgettable safety learning experience for your child.

Be a Teen-Aide Volunteer!
High school students can make a difference by volunteering as teen aides, earning up to 20 service hours toward graduation requirements while helping guide children throughout the week of Safety Town.

Ready to support? Click below to donate, volunteer, or reach out via email to join this impactful program!

Safety Town Program

This 5-day program is designed to provide children in Painesville City and neighboring communities with a comprehensive safety education through engaging activities and structured play, all led by knowledgeable instructors from our community.

Program Plan + Goals

Our thoughtfully designed, age-appropriate curriculum is packed with engaging, hands-on activities that make learning fun while equipping children with essential, life-saving safety skills from an early age.

Program Details

Discover everything parents and guardians need to know about preparing for Safety Town and what to expect throughout the week.

Gain insight into key statistics affecting the safety of children in Painesville and the surrounding areas—data that inspired the revival of this vital safety program for our community’s youth.

Why We Need a Safety Town

Community Collaboration

Recognizing the need for a safety program tailored for children in our city, members of the Painesville Lions Club took the initiative to bring this vital program back to life. Partnering with dedicated city leaders and safety experts, the Painesville Lions worked tirelessly to launch a successful pilot program in the summer of 2024, offered free of charge to all participants. Building on this success, we are thrilled to continue this initiative in 2025.

My son had so much fun participating in the different activities that Painesville Safety Town had to offer throughout the week, especially the daily time on the course and the vehicles that stopped by.

Megan S., Participant Parent

Working with the children at Safety Town and seeing how they responded to the leaders and activities was very rewarding. I came away each day with the feeling they were really understanding the importance of safety.

Pam R., Volunteer

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