Why does L’Arche matter?
Because people with intellectual disabilities are often pushed to the margins of our society.
Without places like L’Arche in the world
We remain apart and divided.
The gifts of people with intellectual disabilities remain hidden.
The future of 4,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities in emergency and critical need of services on the waiting list for services in the State of Illinois remains bleak.
By supporting L’Arche and becoming involved
L’Arche can continue to create spaces of genuine belonging for people with and without intellectual disabilities.
More people with disabilities will become integrated into their neighborhoods and their neighborhoods will become richer and more diverse because of it.
People with intellectual disabilities will be able to find meaningful work at local businesses or volunteer work at organizations such as animal shelters, food pantries, and nursing homes.
We are a New York non-profit for adults with intellectual disabilities.
L’Arche Long Island’s community life is centered around three communal homes and ten core members (persons with intellectual disabilities).
In addition to lifelong homes, L’Arche provides professional support services and seeks ways for core members to be actively engaged in the civic, social, and spiritual life of the East End of Long Island.
Sound financial management is a top priority for ensuring the long-term health of L’Arche Long Island.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for clarifications or with questions about our financial reporting
L’Arche holds a vision of community where everybody contributes, and everybody counts. It’s a place where you don’t have to be perfect to be valuable, and you don’t have to be flashy to shine.
Our History
A Frenchman who split his time between France and the U.S., Jean Lanier had a long relationship with L’Arche. Inspired by the L’Arche mission and a relationship with L’Arche Paris, Jean became a good friend of L’Arche and helped L’Arche Long Island open its first home and community center in 2016.
L’Arche is a French word meaning The Ark, a place of belonging for all. To this day, at L’Arche Long Island, people with and without intellectual disabilities live together in a spirit of belonging, support and peace-making, a sign that a more humane world is possible.
L’Arche communities are places of welcome and support for families and friends, volunteers and neighbors, churches and other social service groups.
L’Arche is working actively to inspire social change through the way we live daily life, our outreach and education programs and the testimonies of residents, assistants (current and former), board members and friends who have experienced our vision and share it with enthusiasm.
Join Us ForCommunity Nights
We welcome our neighbors to our monthly Community Night, hosting 100s of new visitors each year. It is a time of neighborhood outreach and education; an opportunity to build friendships between people with and without disabilities in our neighborhood–a time of prayer, celebration, and fellowship.
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