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About CTF
- - - About CTF
      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.
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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CTF Board Members Elected to Leadership Roles

by Paula | Feb 12, 2020 | News

During the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) annual fall board meeting in October 2019 in Jefferson City, the Board elected Amy Beechner-McCarthy, Rolla, as the new Board Chair, and Sharon Faulkner, EA, Springfield, as the new Chair-Elect. Beechner-McCarthy replaces...

Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm & Programmatic Activities

by Paula | Oct 28, 2019 | News

Valuable read from the CDC! Child abuse and neglect are complex problems rooted in unhealthy relationships and environments. Preventing child abuse and neglect requires a comprehensive approach that influences all levels of the social ecology, community...

Available Funding Opportunities

by Paula | Sep 3, 2019 | News

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) Board of Directors is pleased to offer funding for Capacity Building Grants.

Prenatal-to-Three Data Guidebook

by Paula | Jul 23, 2019 | News

Measuring Success: Healthy Development by Age 3 The developmental period extending from prenatal to age three provides the foundation for children’s school readiness, health and well-being. The National Collaborative for Infants & Toddlers (NCIT) —...

After the Cradle Falls Book

by Paula | Jul 16, 2019 | News

What Child Abuse Is, How We Respond To It, And What You Can Do About It Suggested Reading: CTF recommends this book entitled After the Cradle Falls by Melissa Jonson-Reid & Brett Drake. Melissa presented on the content of her unique book during...

Recall Alert: Stop Using Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Immediately

by Paula | Jun 28, 2019 | News

Safe Sleep for Babies. #AloneBackCrib Attention Parents and Caregivers! The Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper has been recalled. Learn about what you can do if you have one by visiting How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe: AAP Policy Explained and spread the...