About L'Arche
From the founding of one small home in France in 1964, there are now 135 L'Arche communities spread across Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. L'Arche communities share a common creed rooted in mutual respect, relationships and spirituality.History of L'Arche
L'Arche Charter
Our Mission & Identity
“Our community
life is beautiful
and intense, a source of life for
everyone. People with a handicap experience a real transformation and
discover confidence in themselves; they discover their capacity to make
choices, and also find a certain liberty and above all their dignity as
human beings. The young and those less young, single and married, those
with and without formal education, who commit on their part for a year
or longer, they too experience a real transformation; they discover a
place that gives meaning to their lives and their capacity to love and
live out compassion and give life to others.”
-- Jean Vanier.
Founder
of L'Arche
