We are Opening the Doors!
Much is happening as L'Arche comes to life in Atlanta! The house is fully renovated and beautiful. Thanks to all of our friends and community partners for your interest in—and support of—L'Arche. This is an exciting time of new life. In three months, we will have opened the doors, and daily life in L'Arche's first home in Georgia will have begun. What is new in April 2012?
- Admissions. We have begun our admissions process for welcoming adults with disabilities into the home, and we are working with Georgia State's Center for Leadership in Disabilities in this process. Click here for information about our admissions and selection process for our first core members.
- Assistants. We are recruiting the final assistants to complete our team. We have several team members already started - our nurse in training with the Department of Disabilities, Jessica in Jacksonville, Patrick moving forward our work with Camp Twin Lakes. If you are interested in applying to be part of our team, click here for more information.
- Licensure. We are in the final steps of completing our licensure with the State of Georgia's Department of Disabilities and expect to have our final site visit within the next month.
- Joining our International Family. We are looking forward to welcoming 500 people from L'Arche around the world in a few weeks for the International General Assembly, and having them meet people throughout Atlanta! Click here for more information about how you can be part of the exciting International Gathering.
- Finishing the Launch. While this is a time of new life and excitement, it is also a period with increased costs. We have not yet experienced such significant financial need, particularly as we hire and train our assistants, all through private funding. We will begin to receive State funding to cover part of our costs, but not until late summer. Will you please consider how you can participate in this final stage of our launch—and help us open the doors? Click here for more information about our 3 year launch plan, and make your donation today!!
- Annual Coffeehouse & Talent Night
April 28, 2012 7-9pm
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
636 West Ponce De Leon Avenue
As we move close to opening the doors, we are making an impact that will grow and multiply for years to come. What a gift it is for you and me to have a role in bringing L'Arche to Atlanta. Thanks for journeying with us- and please keep L'Arche in your prayers, particularly the assistants and core members who will be sharing life in the home.
We give thanks for the support of our recent donors!
Join Us
Friends of L'Arche seeks to bring a L'Arche community to Atlanta and we are actively seeking others like you to join us. Our Mission:
- 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.
