Friendship that makes independence possible.
Amicitia Reciproca is a Colorado nonprofit building friendships between volunteers and people with spinal cord injuries: cooking together, getting out, and sharing everyday life. We're just getting started, and we'd love your help.
We're just getting started.
Amicitia Reciproca has been a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit since 2022, and so far every dollar has come from our founder and board. We have a mission, a plan, and deep roots in the Colorado spinal cord injury community. Now we're applying for our first grants and looking for supporters to help us launch our first programs.
Friendship first.
Our name means reciprocal friendship. Volunteers and people with spinal cord injuries share everyday life together: cooking, errands, outings, and projects. It isn't a care service and it isn't a job. It's a friendship with structure and support, where both people grow and both people belong.
Rooted in Colorado, starting in Fort Collins.
We're starting close to home in Northern Colorado, where our founder's ties to Colorado State University and Craig Hospital run deep. As the program grows, we hope to bring it to other Colorado communities.
What we're building
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![A young volunteer, a woman in a wheelchair, and a friend rolling out dough at a kitchen table]()
Cooking Together
Food as medicine, shared at the table. Volunteers and their matches cook together, try recipes from around the world, and build healthy habits that support life after a spinal cord injury.
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![A volunteer and a young man in a power wheelchair shopping at a farmers market]()
Daily Life Together
Morning routines, errands, grocery runs, and a friend nearby. Our matches share everyday life so people with spinal cord injuries can live at home, manage their own lives, and stay connected.
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![Friends at an outdoor concert, including a young man in a wheelchair]()
Out in the Community
A concert, a trail by the river, a night out with friends. We help people get back to the things that make life fun, with someone who wants to be there too.
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![A man in a power wheelchair and a volunteer working on a laptop together]()
Projects and Learning
Building a website, starting a garden, finishing a degree. Volunteers and matches take on projects together, and CSU students with spinal cord injuries get the daily support they need to attend college.
