Lambs Farm
Kirsten Petersen has over a decade of experience in nonprofit development, currently serving as the Development Manager at Lambs Farm since June 2011, where responsibilities have included roles as Donor Database Coordinator and Development Assistant. Prior to this position, Kirsten gained valuable experience as a Philanthropy Intern at Starlight Children's Foundation - Midwest from October 2010 to June 2011. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from Carthage College, completed in 2010.
Lambs Farm
Founded in 1961 by Bob Terese and Corinne Owen, Lambs Farm was created based on a simple belief: All people should be treated with dignity and respect and people with developmental disabilities can lead meaningful and productive lives. They opened The Lambs, a pet shop on State Street in downtown Chicago, to create work opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, and to demonstrate that they can do a great deal more than most people thought possible at the time. In 1965. W. Clement Stone donated what is now the 72-acre farm with a century old barn that we call home. We now serve 250 participants. Most of them live at Lambs Farm in one of our nine group homes, in our 16-unit apartment building or in our retirement residence. Some participants live in the surrounding community in single family homes owned and operated by Lambs Farm. Other participants live at home with their families but commute to Lambs Farm daily to work and take part in our many programs. Many of our people are employed in the community while many more choose to work at Lambs Farm in a wide array of jobs available to them through our businesses, work center, administration, groundskeeping and more.