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CATCH to benefit from United Way of Summit County, Ohio
April 1, 2015  | By CATCH Global Foundation

From the Akron Beacon Journal: “The Summit County CATCH Collaborative, or SC3, is a new initiative designed to address childhood obesity by helping children develop and sustain healthy dietary and physical activity patterns. It is one of several programs that […]

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CATCH improves health in Conroe, Texas
February 16, 2015  | By CATCH Global Foundation

This week The Courier of Montgomery County (TX) shared the positive experiences their summer camp and after school program leaders had at a Train the Trainer event last month. View the whole story on The Courier’s website at http://goo.gl/cssEUo.

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Catch Making a Big Difference at Lopez-Riggins Elementary School
January 21, 2015  | By CATCH Global Foundation

CATCH Program Director Peter Cribb returned to Los Fresnos, Texas this week in order to lead a booster training with the dedicated staff there. Just a few months after Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) provided grant funding to implement […]

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CATCH at work: Cortland Homer Afterschool Mentorship Program
January 19, 2015  | By CATCH Global Foundation

At the State University of New York–Cortland, students studying physical education have made use of the CATCH program in order to benefit local youth, and to themselves better understand how to teach health and PE. In 2003, Dr. Timothy Davis […]

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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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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 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 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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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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