Ozark Traditions TV Podcast - Episode #43

Ozark Traditions TV Podcast

On this weeks OTTV podcast, we have KNAPS founder Dennis Jasper. Dennis Jasper identified a need among children of single parents and children with disabilities. Thus began the Kids Need a Place to Start outdoor program in St. James, Mo., in 2008. Jasper has not looked back. “We give kids with disabilities and single parent children an opportunity which they would not otherwise have,” Jasper said. “These children so often fall through the cracks of our society. Too, single parents simply do not have the means to purchase necessary equipment for their children to get into the outdoor to hunt or fish.”

“Our mission is to get kids out of the house and away from the video games and TV,” Jasper said. “We introduce them to the outdoor world by presenting classes about the outdoors including: animal identification, management practices for deer and wild turkey ,and gun and field safety. We instill in the students a sense of respect for fellow participants, instructors and the game they pursue. In the process, the kids acquire personal self esteem and develop a feeling for being responsible for themselves and their actions.”

“We are blessed to be able to enjoy the outdoors and we as KNAPS members are dedicated to teaching the kids about God, family and the great outdoors,” he said.