Rooted Collaborative

About Rooted Collaborative

We envision a world where every person, regardless of ability, has a place to contribute, learn, and belong. 

Rooted Collaborative is a neuro-inclusive care farm and community hub on 17 acres in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, where people of all abilities, including adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), find meaningful work, build real skills and have a place to belong.

• Inclusion first. Every space, program, and opportunity is designed for all abilities from the ground up.
• Dignity through work. Meaningful skill-building and employment is a right, not a privilege.
• Regenerative practice. We care for land, people, and relationships for long-term health.
• Engagement through creativity. Monthly classes, hands-on workshops, rotating art exhibitions, and retail bring participants, neighbors, and partners together around food, creativity, movement, and shared learning.
• Choice and flexibility. Everyone chooses how they take part, whether that’s working on the farm, taking a class, trying a creative pursuit, helping in the retail space or just coming by to connect.

The Need

People with IDD are much more likely to struggle with their health, five times more likely to report depression or anxiety, and far less likely to have a job (about 83% of people with intellectual disabilities are unemployed), and for many, finishing high school means losing the routine, friends, and sense of purpose that school gave them. 

Rooted Collaborative was built to close those gaps. People with and without disabilities work side by side on our care farm, growing food together. At our community HUB, they take classes, join workshops, and explore creative pursuits. The result is steady work, new skills, and real friendships.

Double Your Impact

Your gift on Colorado Gives Day helps turn land and a dream into a place where people of all abilities have meaningful work, creative outlets and a community waiting for them. Gifts made this Colorado Gives Day will help start the Rooted Collaborative endowment at The Denver Foundation, and every dollar will be matched $1 for $1, up to $50,000. An endowment gives the farm and hub steady support for years to come. Give today and help us grow a place where everyone belongs.