Two-Fives is an Indianapolis affiliate of Do For One, a New York City based relationship-building program that brings isolated people into greater community life. People with disabilities are at greater risk of social isolation and not having the friendships that many of us take for granted.

Two-Fives believes in the mission of Do For One and seeks to replicate their goal of helping to form freely-given relationships. This is done by selectively matching one person with disabilities (‘Partner’) with another person who enjoys a more socially included life (‘Advocate’).

Our name, Two-Fives came about after a trip to Belize where it was learned that in Kriol, one of the primary languages spoken there, two-fives is slang for someone you have a close relationship with. The name stuck, especially when broken down to represent the partner and advocate (two) and our core principles (fives) based on the concepts of Social Role Valorization.