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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.
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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
- - - 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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30 Years, A Look Back with W. Dudley McCarter

by Paula | Feb 20, 2014 | News

W. Dudley McCarter is an attorney with Behr, McCarter & Potter Law Office in St. Louis. McCarter was appointed to CTF’s Board from 1996 through 2003 and served as Board Chair from 2001-2003. We caught up with him to talk about his time with the...

Check Off Child Abuse with a Single Mark

by Paula | Feb 10, 2014 | News

There are many ways Missourians help children each and every day. One quick and easy way is to make a charitable donation on your Missouri tax form to the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF). It’s been proven that a child’s experiences have a direct link to their health and...

Child Maltreatment 2012

by Paula | Jan 27, 2014 | News, Tools & Resources

The Administration for Children and Families recently released its latest annual report on child abuse and neglect. Child Maltreatment 2012 is the 23rd edition of the report which includes national and state level findings about investigations and assessments,...

CFRP Annual Report – Preventing Child Deaths in Missouri

by Paula | Jan 24, 2014 | News, Tools & Resources

The Missouri Child Fatality Review Program’s (CFRP) 2012 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. ...

CBCAP Grant Funds Available

by Paula | Jan 22, 2014 | News, Programs and Grants

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is pleased to announce the availability of Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) grant funds for fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015). Approximately $200,000 is available to fund two new CBCAP programs. CBCAP...

Providing Parent Care along with Child Care

by Paula | Jan 7, 2014 | CTF Partners, News

A few years ago, staff with the Jefferson City Daycare Center noticed that some of the children’s parents were struggling with having a life outside of providing for their families. They had very little peer contact and didn’t have the resources available...