On behalf of the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund, I am pleased to announce the release of the 2021-2022 Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Grant Applications.
 
For more than 37 years the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund has worked to prevent child abuse and neglect among Louisiana’s children and families through building strong cross-sector partnerships and increased child safety and public awareness. It is our constant goal to support community based efforts to develop, operate, expand, enhance and coordinate initiatives and programs geared toward the prevention of child abuse and neglect. 

You can find more information about the grant application process here. 2021-2022 grant applications are due by February 22, 2021.

We look forward to receiving your applications as you continue to make Louisiana a safe and brighter place for our children!

Katina M. Semien, Esq.
Executive Director
Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund
1051 North 3rd Street #1-136
Baton Rouge, LA. 70802
Telephone:  225.342.2245
Email: Katina.Semien@la.gov

​Purpose: Each year, the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund (LCTF) releases a statewide funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to community stakeholders for programmatic and conference reimbursement grants. Grant applications received are first evaluated by the Executive Director for compliance with LCTF requirements. Applications that meet the requirements are then randomly assigned to a volunteer grant review team who are responsible for independently reviewing and scoring the individual applications. The three scores are combined and an average composite score determined. The scores are forwarded to the LCTF Board of Directors’ Grant Review Committee which makes recommendations to the LCTF’s Board of Directors. Those recommendations are then forwarded to the Louisiana Children’s Cabinet for final approval.

Who’s Eligible: Grant reviewers are typically individuals with a child and family or education related background that possess a bachelor’s degree or higher and are willing to commit the necessary time to thoroughly review no more than 5 grant applications. The average grant application is no more than 10-12 pages and usually takes between 30-60 minutes to review and score.

Expectations of Reviewers:

• Attend a 1-hour virtual training session
• Sign a confidentiality and consent form
• Commit to review and submit scores for the assigned applications by the deadline provided by LCTF
• Comply with LCTF grant review policies

If you have questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at 225.342.2245 or via email at Katina.Semien@la.gov.

GRANT REVIEWER APPLICATION FORM - Due by January 31, 2021

The 2020-2025 Louisiana Children's Trust Fund State Plan for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect has been released. The new guide will be in place for five years. It will offer updated statistics, general information on child abuse and neglect prevention, regional data and findings, and funding recommendations. The statewide and regional information was determined through a region-by-region series of focus groups, survey data and interviews. 

This will be the first year that the LCTF grant funding recommendations will be universal for the state and it will be dependent on the use of regional data to create plans that will be specific for the area to be served. 

Dear Grantees,
 
In light of the recent devastation suffered due to Hurricane Laura, please find helpful tips below. Please feel free to share with your networks.
 
FEMA ASSISTANCE
Regarding FEMA assistance, it is important to share that additional parishes may be added to this declaration, as damage assessments are ongoing.
 
People who sustained losses in Hurricane Laura in the designated parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis can begin applying for assistance today by registering online at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.

GENERATOR GUIDANCE
Setup Location

• Never use a generator inside your home or garage, even if doors and windows are open.
• Generators produce carbon monoxide which claims the lives of hundreds of people every year. If you start to feel sick, dizzy or weak while using a generator, get to fresh air immediately.
• Be sure to place the generator away from windows, doors and vents that may carry carbon monoxide indoors.

Usage Conditions

• Keep the generator dry and do not use in rain or wet conditions.
• Protect the generator from moisture by operating on a dry surface under an open-canopy-like structure, such as a tarp held up on poles.
• Always ensure hands are dry before touching a generator.

Charging Appliances

• Plug appliances directly into the generator or use a heavy-duty outdoor extension cord. Check that the entire cord is free of cuts or tears and that the cord has all three prongs, and especially a grounding pin.
• Never try to power the house wiring by plugging the generator into a wall outlet. It’s extremely dangerous and presents an electrocution risk to utility workers and neighbors served by the same utility transformer.

In Case of Incident
If you think you or someone else has been exposed to carbon monoxide, move the person into fresh air and call your doctor or healthcare provider. If someone has been electrocuted, call 911 for emergency care instructions.
 
Sincerely,
K. Semien
 
Katina M. Semien, Esq. - Executive Director
Louisiana Children's Trust Fund
 
 
 

The FRIENDS National Center for CBCAP is excited to share the 2018 CBCAP State Summary of Exemplary Practices: Building Effective Collaboration. The summary provides an overview of the CBCAP Annual Reports submitted to the Children's Bureau each year by each State Lead Agency (SLA). It highlights activities and services implemented during the 2018 funding year, including information on core services and amounts funded in each state, a downloadable CBCAP infographic, and examples of reported activities in CBCAP topic-related areas.
 
Exemplary practices from 21 selected state reports are shared across CBCAP topic-related areas and include examples of:

• Eight states share community-based comprehensive approaches,
• Eight states share evaluation findings for their CBCAP funded programs and activities and,
• Six states share inspiring stories of resiliency and hope.

We hope you enjoy reading about all the great successes happening in the states!
 
https://friendsnrc.org/cbcap/annual-summary-state-exemplary-practices/