by Bryanna Barber | Oct 31, 2022 | First-hand Insights, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday, October 28, community leaders from across Missouri, including Kids Win Missouri and the Children’s Trust Fund, met for the first time to develop solutions to the challenges families face in accessing early care and education...
by Bryanna Barber | Oct 20, 2022 | First-hand Insights, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Breaking News! The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) and its Board of Directors is excited to announce the approval of $19,042,136.83 in Facility Improvement and Infrastructure grant funding to 59 community-based organizations throughout Missouri...
by Kory | Jul 8, 2022 | First-hand Insights, News
Back to Menu Breaking News! The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is thrilled to announce that the Missouri General Assembly has allocated $20 million in funds to CTF for Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023) to support facilities and infrastructure projects for...
by Kory | Jul 8, 2022 | First-hand Insights
Back to Menu A NOTE FROM EMILY: A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with the Honorable Judge Darrell Missey, who took on the role of Director at Missouri Children’s Division earlier this year. As you might expect, Judge Missey has been busy. While...
by Kory | Jul 8, 2022 | First-hand Insights
Back to Menu The Issue: We may not like to think about it – or even believe it – but children experience sexual abuse at alarming rates. 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused by their 18th birthday. (d2l.org) As adults, we can do better to...
by Kory | Jul 8, 2022 | First-hand Insights
Back to Menu “Break down the silos…” Missouri boasts a decades-long history of providing home visiting services to its families. The newly-formed Office of Childhood (OOC) within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) supports...