L'Arche Toronto

For 45 years, L’Arche Toronto has brought to life the vision of Jean Vanier, where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life in community with a wide circle of family, friends, and neighbours. We provide supports for daily living, employment, and community participation as well as Sol Express, a creative and performance arts program and Trying It on For Size (TIFS), a life skills program. We help individuals with intellectual disabilities discover their gifts and abilities, and support them to achieve their goals for a meaningful life. L’Arche Toronto is a community within the community working with others to build a world where everyone belongs.

Follow this link to read our L'Arche Toronto Annual Report 2018 - 2019 https://www.larchetoronto.org/annual-reports

Many people with intellectual disabilities are not able to secure and maintain part-time, let alone fulltime gainful employment without support. Others have dual diagnoses such as intellectual disabilities and mental health and/or mobility issues which make employment even more remote.  Most end up relying on funding from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP),  which means living with an annual income of less than $14,000 per year, clearly below the poverty level of $20,000 for Ontario. Much of the income is necessary to cover rent and food, leaving little left for meaningful and fulfilling daytime activities. Therefore, L’Arche provides daytime programming and supports that reduce the effects of poverty such as social isolation, lack of learning, creative and self-care/improvement opportunities.

These minimally funded activities provide supports for daily living (eg. getting to appointments and getting exercise), employment or supported placements, volunteerism and  other community participation such as Sol Express, a creative and performance arts program and Trying It on For Size (TIFS), a life skills program.  

We help individuals with intellectual disabilities discover their gifts and abilities, and support them to achieve their goals for safe affordable housing and a meaningful life, though they are living at the poverty level.  L’Arche Toronto is a community within the community working with others to build a world where everyone belongs.

Follow this link to read our L'Arche Toronto Annual Report 2018 - 2019 https://www.larchetoronto.org/annual-reports