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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April: Child Abuse Prevention Month

by Paula | Mar 16, 2010 | News, Tools & Resources

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month! It is a month when many activities are planned in communities throughout the state to increase awareness about the importance of preventing child abuse and neglect and show support for Missouri’s kids. It also serves as a...

Report: Preventing Child Deaths in Missouri

by Paula | Feb 18, 2010 | News, Tools & Resources

In 2008, 1077 children age 17 and under died in Missouri, a decrease of 95 children from the previous year. This and other valuable information is included in the Missouri Child Fatality Review Program's Annual Report, Preventing Child Deaths in Missouri....

Kids Count in Missouri Data Book Released

by Paula | Feb 2, 2010 | News, Tools & Resources

Citizens for Missouri's Children (CMC) recently released the 17th annual KIDS COUNT in Missouri Data Book. The annual publication, a collaborative project of CMC, the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF), and more than 30 public and private organizations from across the...

Timeline Announced For Prevention Grants

by Paula | Dec 15, 2009 | News, Programs and Grants, Tools & Resources

The Children's Trust Fund (CTF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the availability of child abuse and neglect prevention grant funds for state Fiscal Year 2011. CTF will be soliciting both new (first year) projects under its general child abuse...

Therapy Animals Help Kids

by Paula | Oct 9, 2009 | News, Tools & Resources

The American Humane Association (AHA) recently launched an innovative program based upon the belief that therapy animals can help individuals who have suffered physical or emotional trauma. The Therapy Animals Supporting Kids (TASK)™ Program, co-created by...

Kids+Cars = Safety

by Paula | Jun 19, 2009 | News, Tools & Resources

As summer temperatures heat up in Missouri, the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) reminds all parents and caretakers to never leave a child unattended in or around a vehicle. The interior of a vehicle can heat up to temperatures well over 100 degrees in just a few short...