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National CATCH Coordinator brings CATCH to Mumbai
December 30, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

Our generous National CATCH Coordinator, Kathy Chichester, made CATCH proud this holiday season by taking a volunteer trip to Mumbai, India, to train YMCA staffers from throughout the major city. Several years ago Kathy met executives from the Bombay YMCA […]

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All Texas YMCA Sites to Have Access to CATCH
December 18, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

AUSTIN, Texas—December 18, 2014 – The CATCH Global Foundation and the Texas State Alliance of YMCAs today announced a collaboration to bring the evidence-based CATCH child health program to all of the YMCA sites in Texas that don’t already use […]

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Susan Combs Joins CATCH’s High-Powered Board of Directors
December 3, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

Child health non-profit organization the CATCH Global Foundation is excited to announce this week that Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Susan Combs, is joining their Board of Directors. “Susan Combs has been an effective crusader for child health and nutrition […]

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CATCH Visits Tijuana!
November 24, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

The CATCH program and CATCH Global Foundation continue to spread our message of child health throughout the globe. This month, CATCH Executive Director Duncan Van Dusen and Dr. Andrew Springer of the UT School of Public Health traveled to Tijuana […]

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CATCH Healthy Habits featured at APHA
November 24, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

CATCH Healthy Habits featured at APHA: Developments in Aging Research CATCH Healthy Habits is an evidence-based intergenerational approach to improving child and older adult physical activity and nutrition. Peter Holgrave, Director of the OASIS Institute CATCH Healthy Habits Program presented […]

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CATCH Texas Announces 2014 Award Winners
November 24, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

CATCH Texas is excited to announce the 2014 winners of our “CATCH Champion” and “CATCH Living Legacy” Awards. Texas’s 2014 CATCH Living Legacy Award recipient is Karen Burnell, Coordinated School Health Specialist in Dallas ISD. The Living Legacy Award honors […]

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CATCH Global Foundation Receives Grant from BCBSTX
October 16, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

Austin, TX (10/16/14) – The CATCH Global Foundation announced today that it received a grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) through its “Healthy Kids, Healthy Families” initiative. “Our commitment to improving child health through the implementation […]

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Sioux YMCA Initiative: Partnership Between YMCAs and Sioux YMCA
September 2, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

    The Sioux YMCA Initiative is a partnership between the YMCAs of Greater Twin Cities (YGTC) in Minnesota and the Sioux YMCA in South Dakota. Each summer, the YGTC selects participants from local and national partner YMCAs, provides them […]

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CATCH Continues Move It Movement Tour!
September 2, 2014  | By CATCH Global Foundation

CATCH continues its exciting partnership with Cartoon Network this month as the Move It Movement Tour rages on. Peter with some Cartoon Network stars, Finn and Jake from Adventure Time! One of our visitors participating in the NFL Challenge The […]

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