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      The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention.
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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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      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.
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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 Grant Application Available

by Paula | Jan 15, 2015 | 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 2016 (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016). CTF anticipates approximately $300,000 available for new (first year) projects. As...

Prevention Funding Application Information

by Paula | Jan 7, 2015 | CTF Partners, News, Programs and Grants

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) will release a Request for Application for proposals addressing the prevention of child abuse/neglect and strengthening families for State Fiscal Year 2016 (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016) on Thursday, January 15, 2015. An...

Simulating Parenthood to Enhance Teen Responsibility

by Paula | Dec 8, 2014 | CTF Partners, News, Programs and Grants

Hannibal’s C.H.A.R.T. Teen Task Force is a Children’s Trust Fund prevention grantee that works to eliminate unplanned teen pregnancies throughout Northeast Missouri. The program is available to any school, church group, or youth group, in a seven county...

Shopping on Amazon is an easy way to help Missouri kids

by Paula | Nov 19, 2014 | Donate, News

The Amazon Smile program is an opportunity for individuals to contribute a little bit of their Amazon purchase price to the charitable organization of their choice, every time they shop, at no additional cost. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the...

Fostering Supportive Environments for Kids

by Paula | Oct 14, 2014 | News, Tools & Resources

A new guide is available on how communities can foster supportive environments for children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Building Community Commitment for Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments, developed by...

Guiding Teen Parents Toward Success

by Paula | Oct 8, 2014 | CTF Partners, News, Programs and Grants

The Independence School District’s (ISD) Teen Parenting Support program offers expectant and new teen parents opportunities to continue their education while getting support for all of the new responsibilities facing them. The ISD not only uses home visitation...