Celebrating 10 Years of Service to Connecticut's Families

The Connecticut Children's Trust Fund is an independent state agency whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect in order to ensure the positive growth and development of children.

The State of Connecticut General Assembly created the Children's Trust Fund in 1983 to meet a need for coordinated efforts and funding for programs designed to prevent child abuse and neglect. This initiative was part of a national movement through legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd to establish similar funds in all 50 states.

Since 1997, when it became an independent state agency, the Trust Fund has developed or funded more than 250 family service programs and initiatives statewide designed to engage families before crises occur.

In the past 10 years, the Trust Fund's vision of preventing child abuse and neglect has evolved into a comprehensive program that addresses family issues, child development, shaken baby prevention and child sexual abuse. The Trust Fund also empowers parents to become more involved in the lives of their children and the surrounding community.

The Trust Fund makes a significant impact throughout the state by providing direct service, funding programs, raising public awareness of key children and family issues, working on enhancements to existing systems, conducting research and evaluation and training volunteers and others.

Through program research and evaluation from the University of Hartford's Center for Social Research, as well as other research on the most effective ways to address family and children issues, the Trust Fund continues to develop and grow its diverse programs to support and nurture Connecticut's children and families.

Join us in celebrating our 10th anniversary on November 8, 2007.

Click here to learn more about the Children's Trust Fund.