L'Arche Greater Washington, DC
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$125: 1 month of
transportation services for people who
cannot navigate public transportation;
$250: 1 week of groceries for 1 house;
$1000: the stipend of 1 full-time
caregiver for 1 month
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Since the early 1980’s L’Arche has opened three homes for low-income DC-area
residents who have intellectual disabilities (often accompanied by physical
disabilities and sometimes by mental health issues) and a fourth is on its way.
The homes boast a one-to-one ratio of assistant to resident (a corps of volunteers
helps as well) to meet the needs of 17 people. All require assistance with the
activities of daily living: bathing, dressing, medication management, meal
preparation, and transportation. But life has a normal rhythm: getting up, going to work, welcoming people
home, eating dinner – so that joy can be found in the routines of daily living. Described as “the altruist’s
dream” by Washington Post writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Katherine Boo, L’Arche is
a model for how housing services for adults with intellectual disabilities should be designed. It provides
“homes for life” for its core people, and profoundly affects the hearts and minds of those who work with them
every day – assistants, volunteers, friends, and family. Your support makes a world of difference here.
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