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CURRENT ISSUE
Issue 4 - July, 2022
BREAKING NEWS
Governor Parson Approves State Budget with $20 million Allocated for Future CTF Facilities and Infrastructure GrantsPUBLIC EDUCATION
Audiences Tune In to CTF's "Something We Agree On" CampaignCTF Collaborates to Advance Missouri Safe Sleep Education
Coming Soon to Missouri: "Awareness to Action" Policy & Procedure Training
GRANTS
CTF Recommends $341,911 to be Awarded for Immediate NeedsHERO HIGHLIGHTS
Two Questions for Darrell Missey, Director of Missouri Children's DivisionPOLICY
"The State of Home Visiting," by Joe Gallant, Kids Win MissouriNext Steps: CTF Expects Statewide "Outcomes Rate Card" to be Ready as soon as 2023
EXPLORE PAST ISSUES
Issue 3 - March, 2022
2022 CTF Legislative Priorities, CTF Celebrates Launch of "Something We Agree On," Hero Highlights: Rich Hennicke, Get to know the CTF Staff, and more...Issue 2 - October, 2021
Emily Interviews Gov. Parson on the Office of Childhood, CTF Develops Outcomes Rate Card for Home Visiting, The Impact of HBs 557 and 432, and more...Issue 1 - June, 2021
5 Things to know about the new Office of Childhood, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention grants at work, CTF aims to change Social Norms, and more...Join CTF's "First To Know" List!
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Sister Anne Francioni and Whole Kids Outreach, Inc.
CTF’s Staff and Board would like to say “thank you” for the feedback and response you’ve provided so far on the launch of our Positive Community Norms campaign: “Something We Agree On.”
Our primary focus during the first 3 months of the campaign has been…
CTF will release $1.5 million in unobligated funding for Facility Improvements and Infrastructure
The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is thrilled to announce that the Missouri General Assembly has allocated $20 million in funds to CTF for Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023) to support facilities and infrastructure projects for community-based organizations working to prevent and alleviate child abuse and neglect…
CTF, Kids Win Missouri release new blueprint for early childhood in Missouri
A Bold Vision for Missouri's Early Childhood Landscape CTF, Kids Win Missouri, and our partners in the Early Childhood Steering Committee are thrilled to release this report, which provides a blueprint for the early childhood landscape in Missouri. More and more,...
2023 Legislative Outcomes: Good News for Kids!
The 2023 Legislative Session closed last week with numerous budgetary advancements for early childhood education, child care, home visiting & more! 2023 was a historic session for Missouri children, with substantial increases in funding for core early childhood...
Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Activating the Good
CTF’s Staff and Board would like to say “thank you” for the feedback and response you’ve provided so far on the launch of our Positive Community Norms campaign: “Something We Agree On.”
Our primary focus during the first 3 months of the campaign has been…