When the world feels heavy, we huddle closer
There’s a lot on everyone’s shoulders right now. In times like these, we remember what makes L’Arche strong: we don’t face challenges alone.
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L’Arche GWDC Summer Playlist
Enjoy this playlist specially curated by L'Arche GWDC members. (Available on Spotify & YouTube)
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Medicaid Cuts: An In-Depth Look
An in-depth look at how Medicaid Cuts would impact L’Arche GWDC and disability services in the U.S. Alice Felker, Director of Human Services & Advocacy
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Advocacy Update: A Letter From GWDC Executive Leaders
As L’Arche Greater Washington, D.C., we are committed to sharing the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities and working together toward a more human society. Our mission requires that we, as a community, actively and urgently support the rights of people with intellectual disabilities to live full lives, receive affordable and quality care, and widely share their unique gifts and talents.
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Eileen’s 2024 Year in Review
Greetings from Eileen Schofield, L’Arche GWDC’s Friendship Builder and core member at Ontario House.
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Christmas Greetings from Our Executive Director
As each of us gathers this Christmas may we all know that we have a light, and that each of us and our light has more right to exist than all the darkness.
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Celebrating Lois Curtis and Black History Month
L’Arche GWDC’s Diversity Commission leads us in celebrating Black History Month because of who we are and where we are. Our homes are located in Adams Morgan and South Arlington—both historically Black neighborhoods who welcomed L’Arche into their communities many years ago.
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L’Arche GWDC’s 2023-2028 Community Mandate
It is a great delight and privilege to have accepted the invitation to be our Community Leader for our new 2023-2028 Mandate.
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Making Home: Why We Fundraise
For core members, L’Arche offers a lifelong home with deep relational connection. Relationships grow between community members, across differences, especially between people with and people without disabilities.
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Goodbye to “The Red Door”
After many years of thoughtful discussion, discernment, and understanding of our limitations, the board and leadership of the community have determined that we are to sell our much loved Euclid Street House.
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How We Advocated: Our Vaccine Story
After months of advocacy work, every single core member has received at least a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine! How did it all happen? We look back on the timeline of events and how we were called to advocacy.
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Capitol Attacks Community Response
I can, every once in a while, tucked into our corner of the city, forget that we as L’Arche GWDC are in Washington, DC, the capital of the USA. What we cannot forget, as we live in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, is the need of L’Arche.
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