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Founded in 1926 and originally named Camp Kugaho, Kanakuk Kamps is a Christian-operated summer camp for children of all ages.
Today, Kanakuk Ministries remains under the decades-long leadership of Joe White, and his wife Debbie-Jo, Vice President, who inherited their roles from Joe’s parents in the 1970s.
Their son, Cooper, is also on the board of directors, and daughter Jamie Jo serves as the organization’s Director of Alumni Engagement.
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Kanakuk Institutes operates a wide range of businesses in addition to the summer camps, including:
- anakuk
- Kanakuk Ministries
- K-Kamps Inc.
- Kanakuk Kamp
- Kanakuk Kamps
- Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamp
- Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamps
- Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamps Inc.
- Kanakuk Alumni Foundation
- Kanakuk Heritage Inc.
- Kanakuk Missouri Inc.
- Kanakuk Kamps Inc.
- Kids Across America
- The Kanakuk Institute
- Christian Children’s Charity
- After Dark
- Kids Across America Foundation
- Kids Across Africa Foundation
- Kids Across America
- K-Life Ministries
- K-Life National
- SHIFT2FIFTH Ministries
- K-Life of Tri-Lakes
- Men At the Cross
- Youth Life- Taney County
- CircuiTree, LLC
- I’m Third.com, LLC
- K-Land One, LLC
- K-Land Four, LLC
- K-Transit, LLC
- Kukorp, LLC
- White Family Holding Company, Inc.
- Kol El Roi, LLC
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Former Director Pete Newman went to prison in 2010 for sexually abusing boys at the camp. Some believe that the abuse goes much further than just Newman but non-disclosure agreements made by some family members prevent further investigation.
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In February 2022, a court awarded almost $30 million to the victims of sexual assault and abuse at the camps.
Kanakuk Kamps maintains a corporate office in Branson, Missouri.
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Kanakuk Kamps
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Founded in 1926 and originally named Camp Kugaho, Kanakuk Kamps is a Christian-operated summer camp for children of all ages.
Today, Kanakuk Ministries remains under the decades-long leadership of Joe White, and his wife Debbie-Jo, Vice President, who inherited their roles from Joe’s parents in the 1970s.
Their son, Cooper, is also on the board of directors, and daughter Jamie Jo serves as the organization’s Director of Alumni Engagement.
History
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Kanakuk Institutes operates a wide range of businesses in addition to the summer camps, including:
- anakuk
- Kanakuk Ministries
- K-Kamps Inc.
- Kanakuk Kamp
- Kanakuk Kamps
- Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamp
- Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamps
- Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamps Inc.
- Kanakuk Alumni Foundation
- Kanakuk Heritage Inc.
- Kanakuk Missouri Inc.
- Kanakuk Kamps Inc.
- Kids Across America
- The Kanakuk Institute
- Christian Children’s Charity
- After Dark
- Kids Across America Foundation
- Kids Across Africa Foundation
- Kids Across America
- K-Life Ministries
- K-Life National
- SHIFT2FIFTH Ministries
- K-Life of Tri-Lakes
- Men At the Cross
- Youth Life- Taney County
- CircuiTree, LLC
- I’m Third.com, LLC
- K-Land One, LLC
- K-Land Four, LLC
- K-Transit, LLC
- Kukorp, LLC
- White Family Holding Company, Inc.
- Kol El Roi, LLC
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Former Director Pete Newman went to prison in 2010 for sexually abusing boys at the camp. Some believe that the abuse goes much further than just Newman but non-disclosure agreements made by some family members prevent further investigation.
In fact, some churches, in light of possible new allegations, have canceled contracts with Kanakuk Kamps for hosting their children’s summer camps.
In February 2022, a court awarded almost $30 million to the victims of sexual assault and abuse at the camps.
Kanakuk Kamps maintains a corporate office in Branson, Missouri.