Frequently asked questions

Answered by a team member at The Farmers House

• What is your mission?

  Our mission is to empower youth & adults with developmental disabilities to pursue their best lives/

• How are donations used?

  Donations help underwrite the direct support of individuals with developmental disabilities in programs that focus on early work experience, employment placement, community integration and social enrichment.

• What can be done with a $100 donation?

  $100 will provide four hours of job training for 12 youth with developmental disabilities.

• What progress has been made already thanks to your donors?

  Thanks to our donors, 75 students a week from 11 different schools are able to engage in hands on vocational experiences and increase their employment readiness.

• What is the history of your organization?

  Founded in 2012, The Farmer’s House was launched as the combined dream of two mothers on a mission to improve opportunities for the children with developmental disabilities. The organization began with the launch of a Seeds of Change Garden where individuals with developmental disabilities from Platte County, Missouri and their families joined together in the planning, planting, careering and harvesting of several vegetable gardens over a growing season. Today, The Farmer's House operates four signature programs: Early Work Experience, Community Integration/Day Habilitation; Employment Services and Social Enrichment. Combined the programs positively impacting the lives of 350 individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

  Quality individual-focused programming along with a commitment to excellence are Hallmarks of our organization which led to our initial and ongoing accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).