Summary
Organization name
The Wayfaring Band, Inc.
other names
TWB
2015
Tax id (EIN)
47-2454440
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1255 W Virginia AveDenver, CO 80223
Denver County, CO, US
About
Band Stories
The Wayfaring Band is not a rock-and-roll band, but a band of travelers. We create road trips and other travel and leadership opportunities, serving adults with and without cognitive and developmental disabilities. #EverybodyIn!
“The opportunity the Band offers is unique. It supports [my son] to feel independent in a bigger world! He wants a big life learning about all sorts of things and getting multiple reference points for living/perspective-- (not just perpetually working on "independent living skills"!) He wants to learn about culture, science, the arts, and literature. What I love about traveling is that life skills are just a built-in piece of the experience, whilst seeing the world is the bigger picture.” - Lucy, Mom of a Band Member
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Watch this Colorado Voices story about the Band from Rocky Mountain PBS
Mission
Our mission is to foster inclusion, interdependence, and genuine connection between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities by crafting original, transformative adventures for a neurodiverse band of travelers.
We reject the assumption that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are limited in their capacity to enjoy the full human experience. We are creating a world where everybody matters, differences enrich, and opportunities are boundless. Our dream is to model our vision of inclusion everywhere we travel, fundamentally altering the way people experience difference. #EverybodyIn!
Background Statement
The Wayfaring Band was founded in September of 2012 in response to a need for real-world independent living skills training for adults with I/DD. It expanded to include inclusion and diversity training for adults without disabilities, as well as an artist-in-residence program.
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80223