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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.
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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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Making Isabel’s House A Home

by Paula | Jan 7, 2011 | CTF Partners, News

CTF has been a proud supporter of Isabel’s House in Springfield for four years. Isabel’s House is the Crisis Nursery for the Ozarks. It is a residential facility where children newborn to age 12 can come while their families face crisis or emergency...

Awareness is Key for Safe Havens

by Paula | Jan 5, 2011 | News

Save Havens are locations that allow mothers, or other caregivers, the ability to leave an unharmed newborn in a safe location with no questions asked, without the fear of prosecution. An editorial piece in the Kansas City Star recently highlighted the importance of...

Funding Application Information

by Paula | Jan 3, 2011 | News

The General Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Grant Program Application for Funding will be released on Friday, January 14, 2011. On January 18th, a pre-bid meeting will be held from 10 am – Noon in Room 492 of the Truman State Office Building. The meeting is open...

CTF Uses New Technology for Fundraising

by Paula | Dec 21, 2010 | Donate, News

The Missouri Children’s Trust Fund is using social media to help with end-of-year fundraising efforts. In addition to the traditional means of collecting donations, we’re turning to Facebook Causes. The fundraising application allows Facebook members to donate...

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...