Imagining Community Differently

Homes, culinary vocational training, and spaces of belonging for adults with intellectual disabilities

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DOING GOOD HAS NEVER TASTED SO GREAT

Meaningful opportunities for adults with disabilities

Gaining life skills for independence and employment

Feeding our local community

People with diverse abilities learning by making delicious food TOGETHER

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L’Arche is Different

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Careers that transform

Mission-driven care where relationships are at the heart of everything we do

Life-changing opportunities

Creating opportunities for people with disabilities to learn and grow, at home and at our culinary vocational program

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In the community

Imagining and inspiring a world where people of all abilities are welcome and belong

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Building vibrant and fulfilling lives WITH PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES

● Bringing life and love to the community north of Boston for over four decades.
● Five established community homes and a culinary vocational training program.
● Collaborative partnerships with local organizations.
● Personalized healthcare for each resident.
● Highly trained and competent caregivers who receive ongoing professional development.

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23rd July 2024

New Assistant Live-in Update

Since Regional Gathering, I've been exposed to even more of a sense of community. I've moved into a different one of our houses (Assisi) and had a new fun experience. It's interesting to have a new perspective from a new house with new core members and new assistants

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10th July 2024

Experience/Impression as a New Assistant

I am working at L'Arche Boston North as a new assistant and marketing intern this summer. While sharing time with the core members, I've grown and fostered bonds with their quirks and routines and those of the other assistants. I've found that at L'Arche, the assistants are a family of bubbly, bright, and beautiful people.

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21st April 2021

Hummus Program plants a seed with Cultivate Small Business!

L’Arche Boston North’s Homemade Hummus Team is the only nonprofit to win a place in Santander Bank’s 2021 Cultivate Small Business Program! Cultivate Small Business is a fully virtual, 16-week program that helps early-stage entrepreneurs from Massachusetts and New Jersey in the food industry build and sustain businesses.

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22nd June 2020

“I need you and you need me. Together we’re L’Arche.”

Please help us support the L’Arche International Solidarity Fund and communities around the world struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. Your contribution will help ensure that Core Members receive adequate medical care and help their communities to keep their homes safe and healthy. We’re all in the same boat!

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