The Therapeutic Aquatic Center in Washington, DC, was closed during Covid and has not yet been reopened by the city. The 90 degree warm waters were healing for many senior citizens and people living with disabilities who no longer have access to this therapy.
23 minute video #WarmHealingWaters
Thanks to a HumanitiesDC supported video, hear directly from some folks who frequented the TR Center pool for many years and who no longer have access to this once amazing resource.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb7X0UwlObM
The facility closed with no intermediate plan during construction.
Video Created, Produced, and Presented by Hilary Kacser
Edited by Karim Ali
Narrated by Hilary Kacser
Extra Special Thanks to the Late, Great ANC 7F06 Commissioner Betty Diggs. Supreme Thanks to DC ANC7B01 Commissioner Chioma Iwuoha, and to DC CM Vince Gray & DC CM Trayon White for allocating funding for Interim Therapeutic Pool Services for Seniors and People With Disabilities. Also Thanks to DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson for keeping that funding in the current Draft FY23 DC Budget, and to CM Anita Bonds for her and her office’s great support with this, too.
Council Votes May 10 & 24 — Approve This Plan! Mayor then Signs. Approve This Plan!
— posted Monday, May 9, 2022
Tell DC Elected Officials and Representatives that Senior and Disabled Residents Need Temporary, Interim, 90° Pool Access Now
Please Speak Up During Construction!
How Long Must Seniors Wait?
Email: (Addresses listed all together below Mayor Muriel Bowser’s photo, for you to paste into your “To” field)
Video of Community Meeting:
https://dcgov.app.box.com/s/wpffe17651mhtpdsijkbrdoptxsbcvcc
Scroll about half way through to hear from constituents about their unmet needs and this DPR service gap.
2021 Construction Project Powerpoint: “Joy Evans Therapeutic Recreation Center Community Meeting – May 13, 2021“
https://dgs.dc.gov/page/joy-evans-tr-community-center-renovations
2021 Construction Project Powerpoint: Joy Evans Therapeutic Recreation Center Community Meeting Presentation – March 29, 2022
https://dcgov.app.box.com/s/ykm51voci7qufelo6ukbjbnpgvyu5w9h
Support Seniors’ & People with Disabilities’ Intermediate Plan for 90° F Pool Access Until Re-Opening in 1-1/2+ years!
Mayor Bowser — moca@subscriptions.dc.gov, mocrs@dc.gov, eom@dc.gov, info@murielbowser.com
Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray — vgray@dccouncil.us
DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) — dpr@dc.gov
DPR Director Delano Hunter — delano.hunter@dc.gov
Therapeutic Recreation Center (TRC) Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC 7B01) Chioma Iwuoha — 7b01@anc.dc.gov, iwuohacj@gmail.com, chiomaiwuohaward7@gmail.com
DPR Community Engagement Manager Christopher Dyer — christopher.dyer@dc.gov
TRC Construction Project Manager and DPR Capital Projects Planning & Design Officer Brent Sisco — brent.sisco@dc.gov
CM Trayon White Chairs DPR Committee: twhite@dccouncil.us
CM Anita Bonds is At-Large Councilmember abonds@dccouncil.us
Write to any of your DC Council Elected Officials and Ask them to Support Intermediate Plan!
Also CC or BCC warmhealingwaters@gmail.com
Email addresses all together to copy and paste into your “To” field in your email:
moca@subscriptions.dc.gov, mocrs@dc.gov, eom@dc.gov, info@murielbowser.com, vgray@dccouncil.us, dpr@dc.gov, delano.hunter@dc.gov, twhite@dccouncil.us, abonds@dccouncil.us
7b01@anc.dc.gov, iwuohacj@gmail.com, chiomaiwuohaward7@gmail.com, christopher.dyer@dc.gov,
brent.sisco@dc.gov,
warmhealingwaters@gmail.com Thank you!
Oral History Narrator
Mr. Charles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb7X0UwlObM
Mr. Charles, a longtime member at the #trcenterpool and a resident of SE DC was kind enough to tell us his story about how much the #warmhealingwaters of Therapeutic Aquatic Center pool helped heal his aches and pains.
Oral History Narrator
Ms. Salome
Original Murals Decorated the Old Walls
nephew of one of the participants of the old TR Center
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WarmHealingWaters@gmail.com
Groundbreaking with Mayor Muriel Bowser for the new Joy Evans Therapeutic Recreation Center was
Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 12:30 PM, 3030 G St SE WDC 20019
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joy-evans-therapeutic-recreation-center-groundbreaking-tickets-313654267357
Warm Healing Waters 