Welcome to Friends of L'Arche Atlanta

Since our founding in 2005, Friends of L’Arche Atlanta has been dedicated to establishing homes that offer adults with intellectual disabilities a family-style living environment. We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with long-standing Decatur nonprofit Community of Hospitality (COH) that will help us establish the first L’Arche home in Georgia. We have our first home! Many thanks to you, and all of our donors, who have supported us over the past years in making this dream a reality.                                             Our 10-year agreement with COH to lease their Oakhurst house is the realization of a dream that all of you have helped bring to fruition. The house will become a home for three adults with developmental disabilities and three assistants to live in the manner of a family, celebrating each resident’s dignity and value. Fundraising is now underway to fund needed renovations and though obtaining the proper licensure will take time, the home is expected open in late 2011.                                             The partnership is a beautiful fit for L’Arche. The Community of Hospitality is a group of people who, for the past 30 years, have lived a deep commitment to the vulnerable in the City of Atlanta and in Decatur. They have seen care and concern as primarily a question of mutual relationships, trust in God, and life together. This is exactly the understanding of L’Arche and we couldn’t be more overwhelmed by the blessing of not only a house, but a partnership with an organization that shares our values and belief in community.                                                                                       Thank you for your continued prayers as we embark on our next step! You have been the heartbeat of this organization. We will continue to depend on your energy, support, knowledge and love in the coming months. Watch for coming updates on our progress and needs. Thank you for celebrating with us!

Click here to see a list of our recent donors!

Friends of L'Arche seeks to bring a L'Arche community
to Atlanta and we are actively seeking others like you to join us.

• Make known the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities, revealed through mutually transforming relationships.
  
• Foster an environment in communities that responds to the changing needs of members, while being faithful to the core values of our founding story.
  
• Engage in our diverse cultures, working together
  toward a more human society.
  

  Help us raise money to renovate our first home by donating to our capital fund:

"For me, L'Arche has been a place of welcome; no matter what state or country a community is in. Sharing a meal and quiet time is always a blessing that gives grace. Living in L'Arche challenges you to be honest with yourself and those you live with because every emotion and feeling is lived to the fullest."

- Susan, L'Arche Atlanta board member