Hearing from the Homes
While you are likely as emotionally tired as we are about keeping up with COVID-19 news, I wonder if you have also been as inspired as we have been by the kindness, generosity and resourcefulness of friends, family and fellow humans around you?
Read moreL’Arche Chicago’s Statement on Findings From L’Arche International’s Inquiry
We are releasing these findings in a spirit of transparency and accountability to each of you, who are important members of our support network.
Read moreThe Grace of Being Together
I want to share a lesson I have been learning in my time at L’Arche Chicago. I‘ve been thinking a lot about graceful presence: what does it mean when someone enters my world and shares their life with me? Does it change how I think of myself?
Read moreLooking Back With Gratitude | Looking Forward with Hope
Happy new year and new decade!
Read moreSharing coffee, sharing stories
Tim and Ryan have a routine of getting a drink at Sugar Fixe almost every Wednesday.
Read moreThe Gift of Presence
Last week I found myself in an unexpected encounter at my job: I was in an office of a homeless shelter on the west side of Chicago, being offered potato chips and a hoodie sweatshirt from a dear social worker who had just celebrated her 76th birthday. As she passed over the chip bag to begin our meeting, she opened with this question: “Where did you learn how to be present with people?”
Read moreHelp Inspire Gratitude + Make An Impact
From now to #GivingTuesday (Dec 3, 2019), L’Arche Chicago invites you to inspire gratitude and raise needed support to create living environments that build resilience and independence in people living with intellectual disabilities.
Read moreA Place of Welcome
L’Arche Chicago provides quality care in comfortable homes for adults with intellectual disabilities (core members), as well as meaningful opportunities for personal and professional growth for assistants who come to share life with them.
Read moreSometimes Dinners Are Magical
The other day I was going about my day and I remembered a moment a few years back that speaks to something very special.
Read more2019 L’Arche Chicago Golf Outing
This year’s golf outing was a great success and we have many people and organizations to thank! To the golfers, attendees and donors who provided support through presence and finances, thank you.
Read moreThank You, God, For Giving Us L’Arche
L’Arche has been a part of my life in one way or another for almost six years. I joined the Edinburgh community in August 2013 and spent a year living in Creelha, one of four L’Arche homes in Edinburgh.
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