Palatine Opportunity Center teams with cancer society to fight obesity

The American Cancer Society has teamed up with the Palatine Opportunity Center to fight youth obesity, awarding the local organization a $9,000 grant. It will be used to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity through the center’s CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) Kids Club, which is Centers for Disease Control-approved curriculum. The grant will include 900 kids and their families, and train Palatine Opportunity Center staff. The program will begin in after-school sessions this month and run through summer camp programs. The Illinois division of the American Cancer Society is providing more than $250,000 in similar anti-obesity community grants to 18 groups.