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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The impact for Missouri’s kids of passing House Bills 557 and 432

by Kory | Sep 28, 2021 | First-hand Insights

Back to Menu Policy update: CTF is pleased to highlight the passage of Missouri H.B. 557 and H.B. 432, both endorsed by CTF and signed by Governor Parson on July 14, 2021. Here are a few key provisions pertaining to CTF’s mission: H.B. 557 – This bill includes...

CTF set to award $4.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds

by Kory | Sep 28, 2021 | First-hand Insights

Back to Menu Grant Funding update: CTF has received $4.5 million in supplemental Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) funding as part of the American Rescue Plan, and is in the process of developing a plan to release these funds. CBCAP funding can be used...

CTF develops Outcomes Rate Card to incentivize high-quality Home Visiting services in Missouri

by Kory | Sep 28, 2021 | First-hand Insights

Back to Menu Quick Highlights Birth through age five is a critical time for a child’s social and emotional development. Home visiting is a strong, evidence-based investment that governments can make to support child development and generate positive economic, health,...

5 things you need to know about Missouri’s new Office of Childhood

by Kory | Jun 28, 2021 | First-hand Insights

Here are five powerful insights CTF Director Emily van Schenkhof has to offer: 1. It’s a good thing for Missouri kids! Missouri’s early childhood governance has been weak—programs are spread across three state agencies, with limited strategic...

Child sexual abuse prevention is possible: Thoughts from new CTF Grantee MOCSA

by Kory | Jun 28, 2021 | First-hand Insights

Back to Menu “A problem in the field…” In our most recent round of Grant Funding, CTF committed nearly $1.7 million over the next four years specifically targeted at measurably preventing Child Sexual Abuse. We took some time to talk with Melanie...

CTF aims to change Social Norms with research-backed campaigns

by Kory | Jun 28, 2021 | First-hand Insights

Back to Menu A strategy update from CTF Public Education Committee Chair, Melissa Birdsell: “After coming onto the CTF Board, I was excited to be able to serve on the Public Education Committee. And as someone who works in the field of child advocacy, I was...