L’Arche (French for ‘The Ark’) is a faith community that makes explicit the dignity of every human being by building inclusive communities where people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities share life together. Community members are transformed through relationships of mutuality, respect, and companionship as they live, work, pray and play together.
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at the heart of L’Arche. They are not clients, patients, or recipients of services, but rather they are friends and teachers. People without intellectual and developmental disabilities grow through their encounters in L’Arche. Through daily acts of care, trust, and friendship, we develop into ambassadors of compassion and leaders of social change and the common good.