L'Arche Stratford is about more than inclusion
- At L’Arche Stratford, people with and without developmental disabilities live, work, learn, and grow together.
- L’Arche Stratford demonstrates that when a person with developmental disabilities take their place at the table, they contribute to a more just, compassionate, and vibrant world for all.
Our Community
At L’Arche Stratford we are people with and without developmental disabilities sharing life together. L’Arche Stratford offers a wide variety of supportive services, with six homes, the largest Supported Integrated Living program in Ontario, Passport funding administration, and a wealth of online and in-person programming including life skills, recreational activities and events. L’Arche Stratford is Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services funded. But we are much more than that! We are inclusive, welcoming and joyful. As a registered non-profit organization, we are looking to grow with our Be Belong Become capital campaign to support more people with developmental disabilities.
Together, we are building a place of belonging
Founded in 1973, L’Arche Stratford is building a community of inclusion and belonging. L’Arche Stratford welcomes adults with developmental disabilities and assistants who live, work and learn with them.
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L'Arche Stratford is a member of L'Arche Canada belonging to an International Federation
The Mission of L’Arche Stratford is to make known the gifts of people with developmental disabilities, revealed through mutually transforming relationships and engage in our diverse cultures, working together toward a more human society.
- In 1973, Marjorie Pickersgill, our founding leader, answered the need for a L’Arche community in Stratford, Ontario, opening the fourth community globally, starting with one home and welcoming Gary McCrae as the founding core member.
- Core members, the heart of our community, and assistants who support them share life together in individual and group settings. Many assistants reside in the community homes.
With developmental disabilities in a wide range of programs—visual and performing arts, crafts, music, supported employment, social enterprise initiatives and recreational activities.
Providing accessible and inclusive housing for people living with developmental disabilities.
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