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About CTF
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      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.
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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Beechner-McCarthy Joins CTF Board

by Paula | Jan 28, 2016 | News

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) welcomes Amy Beechner-McCarthy of Rolla to the CTF Board of Directors. She has been actively serving on the CTF Board since being appointed by Governor Nixon in July 2015. Her appointment was confirmed by the Missouri Senate in a...

Child Abuse, Neglect Data Released

by Paula | Jan 25, 2016 | News, Tools & Resources

HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) released the 25th edition of the Child Maltreatment Report, which analyzes data collected by state child protective services (CPS) agencies. The report shows an increase from Fiscal Year 2013 to Fiscal Year...

Prevention $ense January 22, 2016

by Paula | Jan 22, 2016 | News, Prevention Sense

CTF Grant Funds Available CTF released its General Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Grant Application last Friday, January 15, 2016. An informational meeting regarding the application will be held this Friday, January 22, 2016 10am – 12 noon, Truman State Office...

CFRP Annual Report: Preventing Child Deaths in Missouri

by Paula | Jan 20, 2016 | News, Tools & Resources

The Missouri Child Fatality Review Program’s (CFRP) 2014 Annual Report – Preventing Child Deaths in Missouri is now available. The report provides a statistical breakdown of child injuries and deaths both accidental and non-accidental by county and statewide. It also...

CTF Grant Funds Available

by Paula | Jan 15, 2016 | News, Programs and Grants, Tools & Resources

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) has released its grant application packet for the prevention of child abuse/neglect for Fiscal Year 2017 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017). CTF anticipates approximately $400,000 available for new (first year) projects. As Missouri’s...

Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Grant Funds Available

by Paula | Dec 15, 2015 | Featured, News, Programs and Grants

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) Board is pleased to announce the availability of child abuse and neglect prevention grant funds for state Fiscal Year 2017 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017). CTF’s General Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Grant Application will...