Congratulations to our TX 2015 CATCH Champions
CATCH in the CommunityNovember 16, 2015
CATCH is a nationwide program thriving in communities from coast to coast. Once a year, however, we like to take a moment to celebrate the folks doing great work in our home state of Texas, where the folks at the […]
Read MoreMeet a CATCH Champion: Kim Duchene
CATCH in the CommunityNovember 5, 2015
Tell me about your background. How did you end up at the YMCA? KIM: I’m the youth development director for the downtown Detroit Y. I worked at our summer camp – Camp Ohiyesa – and that’s how I got into […]
Read MoreDr. Ernest Hawk Joins CATCH Board Of Directors
NewsNovember 3, 2015
Child health non-profit organization, the CATCH Global Foundation, is excited to announce this week that Dr. Ernest Hawk, Vice President and Division Head for Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has joined […]
Read MoreCatch Program Highlighted in the Akron Musical Video
CATCH in the CommunityOctober 30, 2015
Our friends at the Akron Area YMCA have shared with us this great musical video highlighting what they’ve learned from their CATCH program! Go, Slow, and Whoa foods, active playing, and more! Learn how they’ve involved AmeriCorps in their after-school program […]
Read MoreDetroit YMCAS to Implement CATCH Kids Club – After School Program Curriculum
Grants ReceivedOctober 13, 2015
Project brings scientifically proven physical activity and nutrition education to 1,200 children in an area where youth overweight and obesity are 39% higher than the rest of the country. The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit today announced that it will collaborate […]
Read MoreBig Summer of Trainings with CATCH!
Professional DevelopmentSeptember 30, 2015
As we say goodbye to summer, CATCH wants to celebrate one of our most successful training seasons to date! In order to get communities ready for the 2015-2016 school year, we did 40 summertime trainings in 17 states (Utah, New York, California, […]
Read MoreCATCH Family Fun Nights
CATCH in the CommunitySeptember 28, 2015
School is back in session, and you might be looking for the best way to engage parents and community in CATCH’s message. CATCH Family Fun nights are a part of our curriculum, and schools are constantly finding new, fun, innovative […]
Read MoreCATCH in Ecuador!
InternationalSeptember 17, 2015
The week of September 7th, a team consisting of CATCH Global Foundation Executive Director Duncan Van Dusen, Program Director Peter Cribb, and CATCH researcher/eloquent speaker of Spanish Dr. Andrew Springer traveled to Cuenca, Ecuador to implement our first full Spanish […]
Read MoreRay and the Sunbeatables™ Summer Wrap Up
Sun SafetySeptember 17, 2015
With the summer coming to a close, the initial roll-out of the Sunbeatables™ program is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean sun protection stops! Ray and the Sunbeatables™: A Sun Safety Curriculum for Preschoolers debuted this summer for preschoolers […]
Read MoreCATCH in action in El Paso schools!
CATCH in the CommunitySeptember 8, 2015
El Paso, TX’s ABC-7 visited Ysleta ISD’s Cadwallader Elementary School this week, where teachers were utilizing CATCH games as part of their new district-wide CATCH implementation in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Below is video from the school, […]
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