What is CATCH Kids?

“CATCH” is an acronym for Community Access to Child Healthcare.
We are a nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(3) status.
We are a Community Partner in the United Way of NE Mississippi.
Our funds come only from grants and donations. We do not generate an income from services provided.
We provide FREE healthcare to children from birth through age 18.
We have community health clinics in 4 locations — 2 in Tupelo; one in Pontotoc; and one in Okolona, MS.

We have several school-based clinics in Tupelo and in Lee county.
This organization was created in 1997.
We are a local organization. We are not affiliated with any other (state or national) organization.
We serve 3 counties in NE Mississippi – Lee, Pontotoc, & Chickasaw.
In the last year, we provided healthcare to approximately 450 children and paid for dental care (emergency and/or restorative) for 8 children.
Over 1,200 children benefitted from our in-school oral health education program in school year 2019-2020.

CATCH Kids will pay for prescriptions that are written in our clinics or in our partnering dental clinics.
Our volunteers include physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, clerical workers (at our clinics), & table reps (at community health fairs.)
Other volunteers help at our yearly fundraiser, which is a race (10 K, 5 K, and 1-mile fun run.)
The CATCH Kids staff includes: 1) Valerie Long, FNP, Executive Director; 2) Carol Black, Assistant Director; 3) Kathryn Cobb, Admin. Assistant.