First-hand Insights | Children's Trust Fund of Missouri

About CTF
- - - About CTF
      The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention.
Funded Programs
- - - Funded Programs
      As Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention, the Children’s Trust Fund’s (CTF’s) primary responsibility is to provide grants to community-based agencies and organizations throughout the state that focus on strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment.
  - - Funded Programs
    - Funding Opportunities
Public Awareness
- - - Public Awareness
      As part of its mission, the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) engages in public education campaigns to heighten the awareness and importance of child abuse and neglect prevention.
Home Visiting
- - - Home Visiting
      
      CTF believes in the preventative outcomes consistently demonstrated by high-quality, evidence-based home visiting services. Such services have consistently resulted in positive effects on children’s health, safety, and educational outcomes.
How To Help
- - - How To Help
      The human and economic costs of child abuse are substantial,
      but most of all, the act of child abuse is the ultimate injustice and should not be tolerated. With your commitment to prevention, together we can make a difference for our children…our future.

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CTF and KU release Safe Sleep Grant Program Evaluation Report

by Bryanna Barber | Feb 18, 2026 | First-hand Insights, News

Back to Menu The CTF Safe Sleep Grant Program Evaluation was conducted in collaboration and on behalf of the Missouri Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) by the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare (KUSSW). This document was made possible through the support,...

CTF releases Annual Report and State Plan Letter

by Bryanna Barber | Dec 31, 2025 | First-hand Insights, News

Back to Menu CTF is excited to present you with our Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report, with Fiscal Year 2026 Grant Overview, and our Fiscal Year 2026 State Plan Letter. Fiscal Year 2025 was a momentous and hard year for the Children’s Trust Fund. After years of working...

CTF approves immediate funding to reduce food insecurity for Missouri children and families

by Bryanna Barber | Nov 10, 2025 | First-hand Insights, News

Back to Menu The Children’s Trust Fund approves $400,000 in immediate funding to reduce food insecurity for Missouri children and families affected by the federal government shutdown JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In response to the effects of the federal government...

CTF Board Member Cindy O’Laughlin, first woman elected President Pro Tem in Missouri Senate

by Bryanna Barber | Jan 14, 2025 | First-hand Insights, News

Back to Menu Cindy O’Laughlin sworn in as Senate President Pro Tem, highlights support for Missouri children and families — The Missouri General Assembly convened on January 8, 2025 to mark the beginning of a hopeful legislative session for Missouri kids and...

CTF, Board of Directors approve 5 programs for Responsive Funding Opportunity

by Bryanna Barber | Jun 11, 2024 | First-hand Insights, News

Back to Menu In Fiscal Year 2024, CTF began a new strategic plan, which acknowledges that we had, perhaps, become too targeted in how we award funding. While we still believe in a targeted funding approach, we realized and received feedback that this approach does not...

Wins for kids despite a uniquely challenging legislative session

by Bryanna Barber | Jun 10, 2024 | First-hand Insights, News

Back to Menu Despite record-breaking filibusters, a record-low number of bills being passed, and zero conference committees (Kids Win Missouri) during the 2024 Legislative Session, there were still wins for kids and families when the session adjourned on May 17. In...