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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
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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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3-Year-Old Left in Van for an Hour

by Paula | Aug 24, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

By Joel Currier ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Wednesday, Aug. 08 2007 A 3-year-old boy was left alone in a sweltering day care van parked near the St. Louis Science Center for more than an hour Tuesday, a day temperatures later soared to 100 degrees for the first time this...

PSA: Not Even for a Minute

by Paula | Aug 22, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

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Federal Child Porn Indictments on Record Pace

by Paula | Aug 10, 2007 | News

U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway has stated that Project Safe Childhood, a national effort by the US Department of Justice to protect children from online exploitation and abuse, is having a positive effect in the effort to combat internet crimes against children....

Not Even for a Minute…Never Leave a Child alone in a Car

by Paula | Jul 30, 2007 | News

The Children’s Trust Fund’s “Not Even For A Minute” Campaign encourages parents and caregivers to NEVER leave children unattended in or around automobiles. Left alone in a vehicle for a short time, a child is in danger of dehydration,...

Stop Bullying Now Campaign

by Paula | Jul 26, 2007 | News, Tools & Resources

The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Stop Bullying Now Campaign has been developed by over 80 partners and an expert panel of youth and is aimed at children 9-13 yrs and those adults who influence their lives. Downloadable tip sheets, video...

Missouri Mentoring Partnership Program Reaches Young Fathers

by Paula | Jul 23, 2007 | News

The Children’s Trust Fund recently awarded a child abuse prevention grant to the Missouri Mentoring Partnership Young Parent Program to reach out to young fathers, providing them with educational and support activities that will help them learn to be...