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About CTF
- - - About CTF
      The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention.
Funded Programs
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      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.
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Public Awareness
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      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
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      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
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      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 Announces Funding Opportunity

by Alicia | Jan 26, 2018 | News, Prevention Sense

The Missouri Children’s Trust Fund’s (CTF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the availability of funding for State Fiscal year 2019 for General Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention (GCANP) Grants, Training Initiative Grants, and Discretionary Grants. General...

24/7 Dad Program Reduces Child Abuse and Neglect Risk

by Paula | Dec 14, 2017 | News, Prevention Sense

Research study finds National Fatherhood Initiative program reduces risk of child abuse and neglect. A qualitative and quantitative study of National Fatherhood Initiative’s (NFI) 24/7 Dad® found that the program leads to highly significant increases in four of the...

CTF Welcomes New Board Members

by Paula | Dec 4, 2017 | News, Prevention Sense

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) welcomes several new members and reappointments to its Board of Directors. “The Governor has reached out to individuals who are committed to children and to the prevention of child abuse or neglect,” said John Heskett, Ed.D, CTF Chair....

CTF Welcomes New Board Members

by Paula | Dec 4, 2017 | News, Prevention Sense

Giving Tuesday, November 27, 2018

by Paula | Nov 18, 2017 | News

#GivingTuesday™ is a movement to create a national day of giving added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This is the seventh annual event. #GivingTuesday is a special call to action and creates a national day of...

CTF Names New Board Members

by Paula | Nov 15, 2017 | News, Prevention Sense

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) welcomes Amy Layman of Springfield and Cherisse Thibaut of Kirkwood to the CTF Board of Directors. Layman is a member of the Board of Directors for the Child Advocacy Center and is a YPO Ozarks Family Officer. She is a dedicated member...