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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.
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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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...

MTV Promotes CTF Partner, Synergy Services

by Paula | Aug 31, 2010 | News

CTF Prevention Partner, Synergy Services, Kansas City, is being promoted on MTV. The network’s self-improvement series, “Made,” encourages teens to reach a goal they’ve set for themselves. After her experience becoming a ballroom dancer on...

CTF Partner Uses State Fair to Promote Internet Safety

by Paula | Aug 25, 2010 | CTF Partners, News

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwlXKwtogyI CTF, along with partners Missouri KidsFirst and ParentLink, have been welcoming visitors to the Missouri State Fair’s Family Fun Center. There, they have the opportunity to spread their messages about child abuse...

MoDOT support for Not Even for a Minute

by Paula | Aug 17, 2010 | News

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) and the Children’s Trust Fund have joined forces to remind parents and caregivers that children should never be left alone in a car – not even for a minute. [News Release – Public Service Announcement] MODOT has...

Richard Easter Award recipient

by Paula | Jun 16, 2010 | News

Ryan Holder, Lieutenant with the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Department, was the recipient of the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) 2010 Richard P. Easter Award during a surprise ceremony June 11 at the Pemiscot County Law Enforcement Center in Caruthersville, MO....