WKO’s annual Fall Gala will be on October 17, 2025 this year.
6:00 pm
Liuna Event Center in St. Louis, MO
https://www.liunaeventcenter.com/
Details to come!!
WKO has wonderful friends who make our mission possible. This year we'll celebrate Christy and Jeff Shawan as our 2025 Champions of Children. Please join us for a fun evening with friends and family, enjoying a delicious dinner, drinks, and a chance to bid on our great auction items!
6:00pm on Friday, April 25th, 2025
Westwood Center in Poplar Bluff, MO,
Each year, we host a five-day store for parents to help create a magical Christmas for over 1,000 children in our community. Families in need are able to earn vouchers and then shop for their children’s gifts, for babies through 15-year-olds. Friends of WKO help contribute and collect the toys for the store. Click on one of the buttons below for more information!
Toy Drive: Now thru December 6
Christmas Store: December 12-13, 16-18
Please send gifts by DECEMBER 6, 2024
if possible so we can stock the store for our families.
We are so excited to have Camp this summer! We have 4 weeks planned this summer for campers aged 4 to 12 years old, each with a different theme. Every day will include breakfast, lunch, crafts, horse back riding and swimming sessions and lots of other fun and educational activities. We will also emphasize health and wellness throughout the activities - as we do in all the programs we offer. Click below for an interest form.
Dates for 2024:
Week 1 – June 17-21
Week 2 – June 24-28
Week 3 – July 8-12
Week 4 – July 15-19
WKO has wonderful friends who make our mission possible. This year we'll celebrate Christy and Phillip Roberts as our 2024 Champions of Children.
Join us at the Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff, MO, on Friday, April 19th, 2024.
Enjoy an evening with friends and family for a delicious dinner, drinks, and a chance to bid on our great auction items!
Get your tickets HERE!
Mission: Whole Kids Outreach (WKO) is a faith-based, nonprofit service organization. We empower families in the MO Ozarks through programs in their homes, at our campuses, and in the service community.
We focus collaborative efforts on the unmet health and developmental needs of children, youth, and pregnant women/teens.
Vision: WKO seeks to improve family well-being and decrease child abuse and neglect for present and future generations.
The WKO Christmas Store runs from December 7th to the 13th. Below are the open hours:
Thursday, December 7th - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday, December 8, 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday, December 11, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday, December 12, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday, December 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Click Registration Link to sign up online. If you have any questions, please call us at 573-663-3257.
Requirements:
Adults must have custody of the child(ren) for whom they are shopping. They will need to bring only one of the following items for each child:
Social Security Card
Insurance Cars
Food Stamp Letter
Birth Certificate
Foster Care Letter, etc.
You must schedule your visit ahead of time by calling the WKO Office at (573) 663-3257
Our Parent Café has two sessions and is held at the end of the month. Please let us know if you can make either of the next ones on Thursday, October 19th!
Session 1 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2 - 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Fall is just around the corner! Time to Celebrate WKO and this year’s champions,
Dr. Bob and Marianne Bergamini.
Join us for a fun evening of food and drink, wonderful auction items, and a wine pull at the beautiful Chase Park Plaza Sonesta in St. Louis on Friday, October 6, 2023.
To register, go to the Online Registration page or call WKO at 573-663-3257.
Our Parent Café has two sessions and is held at the end of the month. Please let us know if you can make either of the next ones on Thursday, September 28th!
Session 1 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2 - 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Our Parent Café has two sessions and is held at the end of the month. Please let us know if you can make either of the next ones on Thursday, August 31st!
Session 1 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2 - 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
This year’s Spring Gala is on April 28, 2023 at the Westwood Hills Country Club, starting at 6:00 pm.
We will be celebrating all WKO donors and two WKO Champions
Dr. Debbie Robertson
Bob and Emily Summers
Registration: http://bidpal.net/wkospring2023
Thanks for checking out our event!
WKO will be hosting its annual Fall Gala at the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park on October 7, 2022! If you are interested in sponsoring or donating to our event, please contact Elizabeth Roth at elizabethroth@wholekidsoutreach.org!
WKO’s summer day camp provides a supervised and fun event for children ages 4-12. Campers enjoy horse riding and swimming lessons, art projects and theme activities. Camp also offers youth-volunteer activities and employment opportunities for teens and young adults.
Details for registration will be posted in April.
Summer Camp 2021 will run for 4-10 year olds in June and July.
Camper Registration and Counselor Applications available now at Camp WKO 2021
[At this point, we are hopeful we will be able to have Camp this year. Updates will be posted as necessary.]
WKO’s summer day camp provides a supervised and fun event for children ages 4-12. Campers enjoy horse riding and swimming lessons, art projects and theme activities. Camp also offers youth-volunteer activities and employment opportunities for teens and young adults.
Visit the Programs page for details on how to register your child for camp. Feel free to contact the center with any questions. If you are interested in volunteering or working at the camp, please contact the center.
Whole Kids Outreach's annual Derby Night fund-raising dinner auction is on Friday, May 1, 2020 at the
The DoubleTree Hotel St. Louis at Westport
1973 Craigshire Road, St. Louis, MO 63146
Registration, Open Bar & Silent Auction begin at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner & Horse Races begin at 7:00 p.m.
Program & Live Auction begin at 8:15 p.m.
Dress is Causal - Derby Attire is encouraged!
Information on becoming a sponsor, donating items to the auction, and/or advertising in the program can be found by clicking on the “Buy Tickets” button.
Questions? Contact Connie Lanaghan at connielanaghan@wholekidsoutreach.org or 573.604.2275 (cell).
Join us for A Taste of New Orleans, courtesy of Papa Cusimano and his Cajun crew!
Invite your friends for a day of live music, craft beer tastings, souvenir cup, attendance prizes, 50/50 raffles . . . and some of the best crawfish you’ll ever eat!
The Brass Rail
4601 State Hwy K, O'Fallon, MO 63368
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
$30 per person or $50/couple includes: Tons of crawfish, potatoes, corn, sausage, red beans and rice, and dessert. Hot dogs for the kids. Beer by the glass available for purchase.
Questions? Contact Connie Lanaghan at connielanaghan@wholekidsoutreach.org or 573.604.2275 (cell).
Due to the COVID-19 crisis and in accordance with CDC guidelines, Whole Kids Outreach is postponing all of its April and May events, including the WKO Crawfish Boil, Easter Egg Hunt, Performing for Life Dance Revue and “WKO Derby Night 2020” Dinner Auction. Please follow us on Facebook for updates on these and future events. We thank all our event sponsors and event hosts for their hard work and support!
We hope you will continue to pray for us, and support Whole Kids if your personal situation allows you. WKO and many other agencies are on the front lines, steadfast in our mission, fighting to keep our community healthy.
