L'Arche is about more than inclusion
Our vision is to establish and sustain L’Arche homes in the St. John’s region where adults with and without intellectual disabilities live together forming trusting relationships. L’Arche Avalon is committed to supporting people with intellectual disabilities to live fulfilling lives as active and engaged members of their communities.
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L’Arche in Canada
L’Arche Canada empowers the L’Arche communities in Canada to live the mission of L’Arche, collaborating for collective impact and sharing knowledge, services, and resources. This local, national, and international breadth gives L’Arche Canada a unique capacity to be a bridge-builder and to collaborate with diverse, multi-sectoral partners for inclusion and belonging.
Across Canada and around the world, L’Arche creates communities of friendship and belonging.
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L’Arche Communities
Across Canada and around the world, L’Arche creates communities of friendship and belonging.
- In L’Arche, people with and without intellectual disabilities live, work, learn, and grow together.
- L’Arche demonstrates that when persons with intellectual disabilities take their place at the table, they contribute to a more just, compassionate, and vibrant world for all.

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- In our world friendship matters.
- L’Arche has a distinct spirit where persons with intellectual disabilities and assistants truly share life with one another.
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The Impact of L’Arche is personal, local, regional, national, and global.
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