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New Jersey’s “Healthy U” Program brings CATCH to 9 new preschools
Early Childhood
May 6, 2015

The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey and the New Jersey State YMCA Alliance continue to make an impact with their “Healthy U” program. This month they will kick off CATCH for nine new preschools. Learn more about it from the […]

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CATCH to benefit from United Way of Summit County, Ohio
CATCH in the Community
April 1, 2015

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 Global Foundation and National Head Start Association announce partnership to improve child health
News
March 31, 2015

(Austin, TX – March 31, 2015) The National Head Start Association (NHSA) announced this week that they are partnering with the CATCH Global Foundation (CGF). This partnership will facilitate the use of CATCH, an evidence-based physical activity, sun protection, and […]

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MD Anderson joins CATCH Global Foundation to boost child health, prevent cancer in later years
Grants Received
February 18, 2015

Cancer prevention experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have allied with the CATCH Global Foundation, whose comprehensive child health program reaches children and their families in more than 10,000 educational settings nationwide, to promote behavior that […]

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CATCH improves health in Conroe, Texas
CATCH in the Community
February 16, 2015

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
CATCH in the Community
January 21, 2015

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
CATCH in the Community
January 19, 2015

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
CATCH in the Community
December 30, 2014

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
CATCH in the Community
December 18, 2014

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
News
December 3, 2014

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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