News | Children's Trust Fund of Missouri

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.
  - - Funded Programs
    - Funding Opportunities
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
- - - Home Visiting
      
      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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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...

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics Releases Report

by Paula | Jul 19, 2007 | News, Tools & Resources

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has released "America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2007." Each year since 1997, the Forum has published this report, which includes detailed information on the...

Never Shake a Baby (video)

by Paula | Jul 14, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

This video was designed to inform parents and family members of the dangers of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Make sure that everyone who cares for your child knows the many serious and sometimes fatal injuries that can be caused when a child is violently shaken. (10 min)...

Blunt Announces Grants to Fight Child Abuse & Neglect

by Paula | Jul 10, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Contact: Jessica Robinson573-751-0290 ...

Blunt Announces Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Grants

by Paula | Jul 10, 2007 | News, Programs and Grants

Governor Matt Blunt announced today that the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) Board of Directors approved and awarded over $1.5 million for Fiscal Year 2008 to 58 community-based child abuse prevention grantees. Located throughout Missouri, the organizations and...