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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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Board Members Take New Leadership Roles

by Paula | Nov 28, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

Regina Staves, Ph.D., of Kansas City was elected chair of the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) Board of Directors during its annual fall meeting October 2007. She has served on the Board since 2004. Dr. Staves is an Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate...

Rep. Storch Receives Donovan Award

by Paula | Nov 28, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

Recognized for Leadership in Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF), Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention, recently presented State Representative Rachel Storch of St. Louis with the Laurie Donovan Award for her outstanding...

Rev. Marty Receives Chair Award

by Paula | Nov 28, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

Rev. Robert Marty of Mexico was the recent recipient of the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) Chair Award, which is given to a CTF board member, grantee or other individual who displays outstanding service and support to CTF and its mission to prevent child abuse and...

Investing in Parents so Children and Youth Succeed

by Paula | Nov 20, 2007 | News, Tools & Resources

The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) Family Strengthening Policy Center is pleased to announce the release of "The Parenting Imperative: Investing in Parents So Children and Youth Succeed."Parents are one of the most important influences in...

The Amazing Adolescent Brain

by Paula | Nov 19, 2007 | Events and Conferences, News

“The average human brain consists of approximately 3 pounds of jelly-like substance, contains 100 billion neurons, and can make 100 trillion connections…more connections than in all of the world wide web.” This is according to Dr. Linda Chamberlain,...

World Child Abuse Prevention Day

by Paula | Nov 13, 2007 | News

November 19 is World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The World Day, initiated by the Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) in 2000, aims to create a culture of prevention around the world by encouraging governments and community/society organizations to...