![]() Summer is a beautiful season at Drumm Farm, where our rolling green hills hold so much promise for young people hoping for a new start. Summer's joys are all the better as we welcome the public back to the farm. Many of you have visited our farmer's market in the last few months for its fresh farm-grown produce and irresistible treats. Our young people and staff work hard to make the market a special and refreshing place for the community, and we appreciate every time you choose to stop by on your Saturday mornings.
So many of you have provided incredible support during the challenges of the past year, even as many of our traditional events have been cancelled or postponed. For that reason among many others, we are excited to announce the details for some highly anticipated events. Please save the date!
October 7th: Drumm Farm Center for Children Golf Classic
October 14th: 2021 Drumm Farm Center for Children Legacy Gala
None of us at Drumm Farm will be quick to forget your generosity during trying times. Andrew Drumm's mission to build a safe place for children to heal and grow only became more relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, when kids in our community struggled to access the care they need. Your support made it possible for us to address those needs. As always, we are so glad to have you in our corner. --Brad
Join the Drumm Crew Your monthly pledge makes so much possible for the children and young adults at Drumm Farm, who bring with them their personal challenges. Our services go beyond housing and address various needs, including therapy and educational support. For more information and to join the Drumm Crew, please visit our website. ![]() Become a Drumm Parent Is your family experienced with foster care and looking for a new home? Consider moving to Drumm Farm! Here, you will find a supportive community that provides countless resources for your foster family. Included is a beautiful home as well as lots of space to play and grow. If you are interested, please visit our website to fill out an application. ![]() ![]() ![]() Welcome to Our New Staff Members We are excited to welcome three new staff members--Ben McDowell, Taylor Simpson, and Annie Crawford--to our Drumm Farm team. Ben joins us as an Outreach Case Worker helping young adults in the community with their housing needs. If you have visited the farmer's market lately, you may have tasted one of Taylor's wonderful kitchen creations. And Annie is assisting us with donor development as our first ever AmeriCorps VISTA. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Andrew Drumm was a cattleman and livestock entrepreneur whose spectacular success placed him among Kansas City's elite at the turn of the 20th Century. At the height of his success and influence, he resolved to use his resources to fund a working farm where hundreds of orphan and indigent boys, over several generations, lived, worked and gained self-reliance. As part of the 2019 centennial of what is now the Drumm Farm Center for Children in Independence, Missouri, this biography details Drumm's experiences in the California Gold Rush and on the cattle trails of the American Southwest before he moved permanently to Kansas City. There Drumm helped build the city's stockyards and meatpacking district before establishing the farm, where children continue to benefit today from the cattleman's magnanimous gift.
"Drumm Farm recognized the need to embrace technology and automation to better serve the youth across the community that relied on our services..."
"For a century, the Drumm Farm Center for Children has inspired the next generation to reach their fullest potential..."
"The Drumm Farm Center for Children in Independence commissioned Constance to sculpt a bronze bust of Andrew Drumm, who built the locally famous farm in 1919..."
"A farm in the middle of Kansas City is helping kids in foster care heal, grow, and learn important life lessons..."
"A nonprofit in Independence operates with young adults, ages 18-22, in mind since they've aged out of the foster system and often have no means to start their adult lives..."
"Dumm Farm provides a nurturing environment that helps children in foster care build successful lives with services that support forever families..."
"Celebrating its centennial year in 2019, Drumm Farm Center for Children is a community within itself. Drumm provides a nurturing environment for some of our most vulnerable citizens..."
"A century after a wealthy local businessman Andrew Drumm established the namesake farm institute with his will, the directors of what is now Drumm Farm Center for Children are taking the year to celebrate his vision being carried out for 100 years – and hopefully another 100 more..."
“Drumm was founded in 1919 by Andrew Drumm. He was a local banker and owned a cattle company here in the Kansas City area. He had a real heart for the youth he saw here in the downtown area who were not with their families…”
(John's segment starts around 35:50)
"Today's Give Back Friday is a conversation with Brad Smith, Executive Director of Drumm Farm Center For Children. Brad tells us about Drumm Farm's mission and the 100th anniversary celebrations happening all year long..."
Watch a sneak peek of the upcoming documentary-style video produced by Summit Video Services.
Learn about the history of Andrew Drumm and the legacy he has left at the Drumm Farm Center for Children.
![]() July 2021 Summer is a beautiful season at Drumm Farm, where our rolling green hills hold so much promise for young people hoping for a new start. Summer's joys are all the better as we welcome the public back to the farm. Many of you have visited our farmer's market in the last few months for its fresh farm-grown produce and irresistible treats. Our young people and staff work hard to make the market a special and refreshing place for the community, and we appreciate every time you choose to stop by on your Saturday mornings.
So many of you have provided incredible support during the challenges of the past year, even as many of our traditional events have been cancelled or postponed. For that reason among many others, we are excited to announce the details for some highly anticipated events. Please save the date!
October 7th: Drumm Farm Center for Children Golf Classic
October 14th: 2021 Drumm Farm Center for Children Legacy Gala
None of us at Drumm Farm will be quick to forget your generosity during trying times. Andrew Drumm's mission to build a safe place for children to heal and grow only became more relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, when kids in our community struggled to access the care they need. Your support made it possible for us to address those needs. As always, we are so glad to have you in our corner. --Brad
Join the Drumm Crew Your monthly pledge makes so much possible for the children and young adults at Drumm Farm, who bring with them their personal challenges. Our services go beyond housing and address various needs, including therapy and educational support. For more information and to join the Drumm Crew, please visit our website. ![]() Become a Drumm Parent Is your family experienced with foster care and looking for a new home? Consider moving to Drumm Farm! Here, you will find a supportive community that provides countless resources for your foster family. Included is a beautiful home as well as lots of space to play and grow. If you are interested, please visit our website to fill out an application. ![]() ![]() ![]() Welcome to Our New Staff Members We are excited to welcome three new staff members--Ben McDowell, Taylor Simpson, and Annie Crawford--to our Drumm Farm team. Ben joins us as an Outreach Case Worker helping young adults in the community with their housing needs. If you have visited the farmer's market lately, you may have tasted one of Taylor's wonderful kitchen creations. And Annie is assisting us with donor development as our first ever AmeriCorps VISTA. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() November 2020 As the holidays approach, Drumm Farm continues to serve children that have been abused or neglected and young adults experiencing homelessness by providing housing, counseling, case management and educational support. The global pandemic has impacted all of our lives but the mission of Drumm Farm has not waned. For the youth in need and the staff that serves them, there is no other choice. Supporters like you make it possible to sustain Drumm's mission!
In the last twelve months, Drumm Farm served more young people than at any time in our history: 83 children in HOME (foster care village), 37 young adults in COMPASS (independent residences), and 87 young adults in STREET OUTREACH SERVICES (counseling and case management). Since 2011, that represents an astronomical growth rate of more than one thousand percent. It is an accomplishment that requires a passionate and committed staff with an equally passionate and committed base of support from Heroes like you!
Since March, Drumm has faced many challenges related to the pandemic: safe access to services, social isolation, communication challenges, canceled fundraising events, reductions in giving, and so many more. We answer these challenges with a steadfast diligence to provide young people with a path to success no matter the difficulty posed by a pandemic that is beyond our control. Drumm staff, families and supporters are, first and foremost, purveyors of hope for the future of every child and young adult that we serve. Thank you for being an essential member of the Drumm Family! ![]() Everything Drumm! Many of our young people, staff, and friends of Drumm have been enjoying some creative time during the last couple of months. Painting, woodwork, collaging, knitting, quilting, drawing and so much more! Tis' the Season...is an opportunity for you to shop for yourself or for your family and friends while benefitting Drumm. The online auction/store opens on Black Friday, November 27 at 8 am and ends December 3 at 7 pm. You will have the opportunity to bid and buy and benefit! Click here to get registered and stay tuned for more information soon. Congratulations to Summit Video ![]()
Drumm is incredibly proud of Chad Godfrey and Summit Video services as they have been nominated for an Emmy this year at the 44th Annual Mid-America Emmy Awards! Summit produced and directed a feature-length documentary for Drumm Farm Center for Children during our Century Celebration last year which has been selected as a Top-3 contender for this year’s Historical Documentary award. The award ceremony will be November 21st. Wish them luck! Read recent articles in the Examiner and KC Star. The Market is online all year... Need eggs, meats, canned goods and winter produce? You can order all of the above online then choose your pickup day and time. https://drummfarmmarket.square.site/ ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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