Tools & Resources | 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.
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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Missouri’s Sex Offender Registry Receives National Recognition

by Paula | Aug 29, 2007 | News, Tools & Resources

Governor Matt Blunt announced today that Missouri’s Sex Offender Registry earned top marks from TopTenREVIEWS Inc. The reviewer named Missouri’s registry the best in the nation, awarding it the only “gold medal” in the country. The reviewer’s summary describes the...

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...

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...

Fatherhood Website Debuts

by Paula | Jul 2, 2007 | News, Tools & Resources

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced the launch of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) website. The website offers resources for a broad audience, including Responsible...

CDC Offers Guide To Prevent Sexual Abuse In Youth Service Organizations

by Paula | Jun 18, 2007 | News, Tools & Resources

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention has published "Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-serving Organizations: Getting Started on Policies and...

Strengthening Families Initiative

by Paula | May 15, 2007 | News, Tools & Resources

The Missouri Strengthening Families Initiative (SFI), supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), is a cost effective strategy to prevent child abuse and neglect by helping early childhood centers work with...