L Arche Usa

THROUGH HOMES AND NETWORKS OF RELATIONSHIPS, TO SHARE LIFE WITH PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, TO MAKE KNOWN THEIR GIFTS TO THE WORLD, AND TO ENGAGE WITH OTHERS TO BUILD A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY

LARCHE USA HAS 18 MEMBER COMMUNITIES. LOCATED IN 15 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THESE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT OVER 280 INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CORE MEMBERS) IN 59 FAMILY STYLE HOMES, 7 APARTMENTS AND 7 VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. LARCHE CORE MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTED IN THEIR DAILY LIVING AND VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.L'ARCHE HOMES HAVE A UNIQUE MODEL WHERE PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES LIVE AND CREATE A HOME TOGETHER WITH "ASSISTANTS" WHO ARE NOT SIMPLY STAFF CAREGIVERS BUT WHO ARE HOUSEMATES AND FRIENDS. WHILE L'ARCHE HAS A PROFOUND IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF ITS CORE MEMBERS, IT ALSO TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF THE ASSISTANTS WHO SHARE LIFE WITH THEM, AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF UNTOLD OTHERS WHO SEE WHAT THE HUMAN FAMILY CAN LOOK LIKE AS ALL ITS MEMBERS BRING THEIR UNIQUE GIFTS.LARCHE WELCOMES DIFFERENCE AND CELEBRATES THE GIFTS OF ALL PEOPLE. HERE PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES CAN BUILD RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST AND JOY, HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE TALENTS THEY POSSESS, AND FLOURISH AS THEY CONTRIBUTE THEIR GIFTS TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY.LARCHE USA REPRESENTS THE NATIONAL OPERATIONS OF LARCHE IN THE UNITED STATES. LARCHE USAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SUPPORT THE FLOURISHING OF LARCHE COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. LARCHE USA WORKS TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN NEW LARCHE HOMES AND WORKPLACES, WHILE HELPING EXISTING COMMUNITIES NAVIGATE COMPLEX CHALLENGES, DISCOVER THEIR OWN UNIQUE STRENGTHS, AND SHARE THEIR GIFTS WITH THE WIDER WORLD. LARCHE USA IS ALSO COMMITTED TO HELPING MEMBERS LEARN AND GROW PERSONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PROFESSIONALLY THROUGH THEIR DAILY LIFE IN COMMUNITY, AND THROUGH MORE FORMAL TRAININGS AND REFLECTIONS. USING A CURRICULUM FRAMED ON FOUR KEY THEMES -- LARCHE CORE VALUES, SPIRITUALITY, LEADERSHIP, AND DIVERSITY LARCHE USA OFFERS MEMBERS A WIDE ARRAY OF RETREATS, TRAININGS, ONLINE RESOURCES, AND WEBINARS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, EXPLORE NEW TOPICS AND PRACTICES, AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. LARCHE USA BELIEVES THAT ENCOUNTERS ACROSS DIFFERENCES CAN REDUCE PREJUDICES AND CREATE A MORE HUMANE SOCIETY. CREATIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS ENABLE LARCHE TO MAKE KNOWN THE GIFTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUTUAL RELATIONSHIPS.APPROXIMATELY ONE FIFTH OF LARCHE USAS BUDGET IS FUNDRAISED BY ITS MEMBER COMMUNITIES. THE REMAINING FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE FUNDRAISED BY LARCHE USA.