End of Year Campaign · Community is Laradon
This season, your community can be Community is Laradon
A joyful, inclusive community where kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are seen, supported, and celebrated.
If this is your first time meeting Laradon — welcome. You’re in the right place if you want every person with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) to feel like they truly belong.
Laradon is a Colorado nonprofit that provides school, day, employment, and residential programs for hundreds of children and adults with IDD each year. Your involvement helps unlock possibilities for them and their families.
Community is
belonging.
joy.
opportunity.
Laradon.
Watch first
In under two minutes, meet Derrick and peek inside a day at Laradon. Feel the energy, connection, and care you’re saying “yes” to when you get involved.
Featured story
Community is Laradon – A Day in the Life
Follow Derrick through our Adult Day Program and see how community shows up in big and small moments.
Years of impact
77+
Decades of supporting the IDD community.
People served
Hundreds
Children and adults in Laradon programs each year.
Programs
School · Day · Jobs · Homes
Whole-person supports, all in one community.
Decide how you’ll be part of the Laradon community
Maybe you’re looking for support. Maybe you’re ready to give. Maybe you want to show up with your time and talents. Choose the statement that sounds most like you — we’ll guide you from there.
I need support
I am looking for services for someone who is part of the IDD community.
Explore Laradon’s school, adult day, employment, and residential options for
children, teens, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Learn how our team can walk alongside your family.
I want to give
I am looking to make a monetary difference.
Your gift fuels classrooms, community outings, job training, and wraparound
support for families. Every dollar helps create more days like the one you saw
in the video.
I want to show up
I am looking to make a difference through my time and talents.
From corporate groups to individual volunteers, your time creates real
connection — reading with students, cheering on performances, supporting
special events, and more.
“Laradon feels like a second home for our family. It’s where our son is understood,
challenged, and celebrated — and where we feel surrounded by people who truly care.”
– Laradon parent
