About us

Working to serve all Coloradans

Since 1998, Colorado AgrAbility has promoted independence and enhanced the quality of life among producers in rural Colorado. In 2021, the Behavioral Health Recovery Act (Colorado Senate Bill 21-137) expanded AgrAbility offerings to mandate the provision of behavioral health support services, preventative education, stress management resources, and suicide prevention initiatives for farmers, ranchers, agriculture workers, and rural communities.

View the 2024 Colorado AgrAbility Project Impact Report

Through education, outreach, community engagement, research-informed programs, and compassionate tailored services, the Colorado AgrAbility project strives to address the unique challenges faced by farmers, ranchers, agricultural workers, and residents of rural communities by fostering resilience and improving overall quality of life.

We are committed to ensuring that all individuals have the tools and support needed to thrive, regardless of location or circumstance. Our mission is to promote the behavioral and physical health of Colorado’s agricultural populations and the rural communities in which they reside. We work with partners statewide in delivering our programs. As part of Colorado State University, we leverage the expertise and knowledge from across the university, putting science to work in occupational therapy and behavioral health.

Our programs are evidence-informed to serve Coloradans and meet local needs. Through CSU Extension, we are local in your community.

Read more about the impacts of our work:

CSU Office Of Engagement & Extension – Community Insights

Our primary areas of work

Behavioral Health

Colorado AgrAbility provides information, services, and research-based, stress-assistance information, education, suicide prevention training, and referrals to behavioral health-care services to farmers, ranchers, agricultural workers, and their families, to mitigate incidences of harmful responses to stress experienced by these individuals.

Physical Health

CSU Extension and Colorado AgrAbility have partnered with Goodwill of Colorado to support people working in agriculture experiencing limitations due to disabilities, injury, or age-related issues so they can continue to have successful careers in agriculture. Goodwill of Colorado provides resources and life-skills training for more than 127,000 Coloradans each year—including military veterans, seniors, youth, and individuals who have a disability or barrier to employment. Both CSU and Goodwill have worked for more than a century in Colorado to ensure individuals have access to career and educational pathways that help them to live to their fullest potential.