Our
Community

Homes

Belonging together. Living together. Thriving together.

In L’Arche, people who have intellectual disabilities and those who come to assist share life and daytime activities together in family-like settings that are integrated into local neighbourhoods.

We have five homes (Burnside, Emmaus, Eden, Lighthouse, and Homefires) and four Independent Living Support apartments. Our homes are located and integrated into the core of Wolfville and the surrounding communities. Our homes at L’Arche encourage and invite each of us to enter into relationships where we discover our mutuality and interdependence.

Each of us participates in the daily tasks of creating a home together. These include such things as preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning our rooms, taking responsibility for personal care, managing our individual finances and celebrating together. Additionally, as adults coming from various life and family experiences, we learn about each other’s uniqueness and differences and how these can enrich our lives together.

Living Independently with L’Arche Homefires

We have 5 people living independently in their own apartments with support from assistants and our ILS (Indepedent Living Support) Coordinator. We’re dedicated to growing the number of ILS locations to better support our community.

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