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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.
  - - Statewide Home Visiting Outcomes Rate Card
    - MO Home Visiting Referral System
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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Second Annual Barceda Golf Ball Drop Raises Twice as Much as Last Year’s Drop

by Paula | Aug 30, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

by RAYMA BEKEBROCK DAVISLamar Democrat editor (August 29, 2007) The second annual Barceda Families Golf Ball Drop was an even bigger success than last year’s event. In 2006 the amount raised to fund Barceda Families programs was $7,471.62 with $13,783.25 this year. A...

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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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 ...

What is child abuse and neglect?

by Paula | May 23, 2007 | News, Uncategorized

When children are nurtured, they grow up to be happy and healthy adults. But when they lack an attachment to a caring adult, receive inconsistent nurturing, or experience harsh discipline, the long-lasting consequences can affect their health, well-being and...