PROGRAMS
Whole Parent Foundation is a growing group of parents who have big plans for Kansas and Missouri. We know mental health isn't only about mental health: It's also about making sure parents have access to a safe space, a community that supports them, healthy foods, childcare, and other supports. It's about knowing you'll be taken care of, too.
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Check out our parent support group that runs throughout the year!
Apply for our Free Therapy Program!
What we've done
In 2025, Governor Mike Kehoe signed a proclamation written by Whole Parent Foundation that declares May Parental Mental Health Awareness Month across the state of Missouri—in perpetuity. This is the first statewide awareness month for parental mental health in the country. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas also signed the proclamation, making Kansas City the first city in the country.
The proclamation recognizes the high prevalence of perinatal mood disorders, such as postpartum depression and anxiety, in our Missouri communities and encourages the destigmatization of mental health concerns for parents of all kinds, regardless of race, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, age, or ability.​
Our 2024 EOY report
We, at Whole Parent Foundation, want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support this year.
With your help, we held over 32 support groups, which provided 50 hours of community and connection to nearly 125 Kansas City families. We provided free diapers, childcare and a meal (with food to take home!) during in-person groups. This allowed parents and caregivers to truly connect with other parents who understood them, knowing their children were well taken care of. They left with full bellies and full hearts—and a community they could belong to.
Next year, we will begin our Free Therapy Program, which will allow these parents to have individualized support. This program will help remove many barriers parents face in accessing mental health care and connect them with a therapist who gets them.
We couldn't have done this without you! Thank you for supporting us every step of the way, offering your expertise and sharing our groups.
