Healthy Families America
WKO’s Outreach Specialists staff the Healthy Families America® (HFA) program, a nationally-recognized FREE home visiting program. It is designed to assist parents to ensure that their children receive the nurturing care that is essential to leading a healthy and productive life. Pregnant women/teens and families with infants up to 6 months old are eligible for enrollment. The Outreach Specialists can accompany parents’ on their journeys until their youngest child is three years old, providing health education, support and resources.
For more information about this program, please contact WKO or fill out a “Request Info” form.
Availability
Monday – Friday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
(by Appointment)
Location
Family Home
Parents as Teachers
WKO partners with Southern Reynolds County R-II School district to provide an early-child Parent as Teachers (PAT) program. Our PAT program matches parents and caregivers with a trained Parent Educator who makes regular personal home visits during a child’s earliest years in life, from prenatal through kindergarten.
The national Parents as Teachers program is known to increase the literacy and school success of young children. But we now know that school success also requires a focus on the health of young children, their parents and siblings. Through WKO’s PAT program, Parent Educators conduct child screenings, which serve a critical role in the early detection of developmental delays and health problems, and recommend appropriate learning activities and other resources for the family to foster their child's skills and development.
For more information about this program, please contact WKO or fill out a “Request Info” form.
Availability
Monday – Friday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
(by Appointment)
Location
Family Home
Maternal-Child Nursing Program
Registered nurses staff the Maternal-Child Nursing Program, which utilizes the home visiting model of Nurses for Newborns in St. Louis. The program provides a safety net for families in order to help prevent infant mortality, child abuse and neglect. In response to referrals from medical centers, physicians' offices, clinics, social service agencies and direct requests from families, Whole Kids Outreach sends specially trained nurses to the homes of pregnant women or parents.
For more information about this program, please contact WKO or fill out a “Request Info” form.
Availability
Monday – Friday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
(by Appointment)
Location
Family Home
Camp Whole Kids
Camp Whole Kids creates a supervised, safe, and fun environment for building lifelong memories, friendships, and new skills. Our summer camp runs as 4 one-week sessions from mid-June through mid-July for children ages 4-12. Our counselors include special young women and men who are chosen for their skills, their ability to mentor our young campers, and their own love of play.
Availability
Weekly Sessions
June - July
Location
WKO Ellington Campus
Information on Camper Registration and Counselor Applications for Summer 2024 is now available at Camp 2024.
Horse Riding Program
Working with horses teaches compassion & cooperation and builds self-confidence. WKO is home to a wonderful herd of horses — and also a few donkeys! We offer individual and group riding lessons for elementary and high school age children throughout the school year. Horses are also a big part of our summer camp, where campers enjoy both riding and learning to take care of our special friends.
For more information about our riding program, contact Stacia Moe at 573-663-3257 or staciamoe@wholekidstoutreach.org
Availability
Monday – Friday
After School
Location
WKO Ellington Campus
Christmas Store
Families in need have a way to earn vouchers and shop for their children’s gifts each year at our Christmas Store. Gifts are collected by volunteers and also purchased with donations to provide a enough options for families to give their children a truly special day.
If you would like to donate toys for our Christmas store, visit our Toy Drive page or contact staciamoe@wholekidsoutreach.org. If you would like to volunteer to work in our store, visit our Get-Involved page to sign up.
Family Community Days
Each year, WKO hosts a number of events for our community families to bring them together for play, sharing stories and building connections. We always have one event in the fall and one in the spring. We also have “Moms Day Out” events where we provide child care and programming for our moms about current issues.
Availability
Saturdays
Special Event Dates
Location
WKO Ellington Campus