Welcome to Safe Kids Lakeshore!

Accidental injury is the number one cause of death among children ages 14 and under in the United States. Also, each year one out of every four children needs medical attention for an accidental injury.

Safe Kids Lakeshore is a nonprofit, community-based childhood injury prevention program developed to reduce the number of accidental injuries occurring in our community. Safe Kids Lakeshore is volunteer-based and supported by grants, business partnerships and donations.

Child Passenger Safety

• Free car seat inspections
• Car seat education programs
• Car seat distribution program

Head Injury Prevention

• Helmet safety education
• Helmet distribution and fitting
  o Bike
  o Multi-sport
  o Equestrian

Water Safety

• Drowning awareness program
• Life jacket distribution program
• Pool safety education
• “Water Watchers” program
• Pier safety education
• Life jacket loaner boards
• State parks
• County parks

Home Safety

• Home safety education
• Home safety inspection checklist

Our Community Partners

• Law enforcement
• educators
• businesses
• fire departments
• paramedics
• medical and health professionals
• parents and kids

Our Funding Partners

• Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation
• GM “Buckle Up” Program
• Kohl’s
• Tiara Yachts
• Yacht Basin Marina
• Holland New Car Dealers Association
• Holland/Zeeland Community Foundation
• Macatawa Cycle Club
• Grand Rapids Griffins

Safe Kids Lakeshore
665 136th Avenue
Holland, Michigan 49424

(616) 399-5184
(616) 399-4320 (fax)

Michigan's Child Restraint Law
Effective July 1, 2008

Children up to the age of eight (unless they have already reached 4'9") will need to be in an appropriate child restraint. For most children, this means using a booster seat.

Boosters are inexpensive and may save your child's life!

Motor vehicle crashes are the number one killer of our children—we need to take steps to protect them.

Please call (616) 399-5184 with questions, or read more at this website.