We are a community of people with and without disabilities sharing life together. We celebrate the unique value of each person, revealing each others’ gifts and recognizing our need for one another.

L’Arche CV is a registered not-for-profit charity that is organized and operated by a volunteer Board of Directors. We are one of 29 L’Arche communities across Canada, operating nearly 200 homes and work places, and part of a network of 145 communities in 40 countries around the world.

L’Arche exists in many different countries but everywhere the same spirit of community can be found and the same discovery made that beauty exists in every person. Community forms when we discover that we are interdependent and that every person has gifts to contribute to us and we to them.

In many ways, L’Arche is built on the recognition of the ability of individuals with diverse abilities to welcome and accept others as they are. We believe that this gift has an important and transformative effect, helping each one of us to become more fully human and thus helping to humanize our entire society.

As a service organization, L’Arche is based on a community model of living, rather than a medical or social service model of care.