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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.
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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St. Joseph Youth Alliance – Every Child Matters Safe Crib Program

by Paula | Apr 25, 2018 | CTF Partners, News

• The St. Joseph Youth Alliance is a CTF License Plate Partner. Funds raised from CTF plate sales sustain the Every Child Matters Safe Crib Program. • 284 cribs/portable cribs distributed over the past 3 ½ years • Babies should sleep Alone, on their Backs, in a Safe...

Prevention $ense March 22, 2018

by Paula | Mar 22, 2018 | News

Child well-being is a shared responsibility. Strengthening families & preventing child abuse & neglect fosters positive childhood experience, which helps lead to better life-long health, well-being & overall success. Do you support child abuse prevention...

2018 Prevention Resource Guide

by Paula | Mar 22, 2018 | News

The 2018 Prevention Resource Guide: Keeping Children Safe & Families Strong In Supportive Communities was designed to support service providers as they work with families to promote child well-being & prevent child maltreatment. It focuses on protective...

CTF Go Blue Wellness Walk

by Paula | Mar 22, 2018 | News

Go Blue Day Wellness Walk Flier Friday, April 6 is Go Blue Day! Please join CTF for its annual 1.3 mile Go Blue Wellness Walk from the Harry S Truman Building & through downtown Jefferson City. Wellness Activities — SSM Health Care – St. Mary’s Hospital...

Child Advocacy Day 2018

by Paula | Mar 22, 2018 | News

Please plan to attend the 36th Annual Child Advocacy Day from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the Missouri State Capitol. Missouri’s Annual Child Advocacy Day is an opportunity for parents, child advocates & communities to speak up & ask lawmakers...