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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
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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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Support for Families at Risk

by Paula | Dec 16, 2010 | CTF Partners, News

CTF funds the Families Support Project in Pemiscott and Dunklin Counties through the Community Based Child Abuse and Prevention Grant (CBCAP). The project was recently featured in the Daily Dunklin Democrat. It’s just one example of how an organization can give...

Child Maltreatment Report Available

by Paula | Oct 29, 2010 | News

Child Maltreatment 2008, an annual report from the Children’s Bureau, is now available online. The report presents national and state statistics on child abuse and neglect derived from data collected by child protective services (CPS) agencies through the National...

Campaigning for Crib Safety

by Paula | Oct 26, 2010 | News

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has teamed with other child safety organizations to bring awareness about crib safety to new parents. The group has created a set of safety guidelines to prevent injuries and death in cribs, bassinets and play yards....

Golf Tournament a Success

by Paula | Sep 24, 2010 | News

The Children’s Trust Fund’s 2nd Annual Benefit Golf Tournament was held at Railwood Golf Course near Jefferson City on September 17. The Jefferson City Probation & Parole Office District #27 hosted the event and welcomed the 23-team scramble. Greg...

Safe Havens for Newborns

by Paula | Sep 16, 2010 | News

The Kansas City Police Department is host to the launch of an awareness campaign to help fight the abandonment of newborn babies. Members of the Kansas City area health care community, law enforcement, fire departments and child advocacy groups are working together...

Missouri Gets High Marks for Preventing Internet Crimes Against Children

by Paula | Sep 3, 2010 | News

The Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (MO ICAC) ranks among the best in the nation for prosecution and prevention of online child exploitation. CTF Prevention Partner Missouri KidsFirst works with the MO ICAC to provide professional development and...