Arche Daybreak (Association)

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L’Arche Daybreak is a L’Arche community located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The original L’Arche home was founded by Jean Vanier in France in 1964, as a community for those with intellectual disabilities and their assistants to live together and provide support for each other. Since then, L’Arche communities, like L’Arche Daybreak, have been created around the world, adding to a large network of communities under the banner of L’Arche Internationale.

At L’Arche Daybreak, individuals with intellectual disabilities, called core members, live with assistants at several group homes. As a community, L’Arche Daybreak supports personal growth and creativity, all while developing strong friendships and support groups between community members. Daybreak is the oldest L’Arche community in North America, and was founded in 1969. Today, Daybreak consists of eight homes located in Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto, Ontario.

Richmond Hill, Ontario

In addition to its work with core members, L’Arche Daybreak also offers retreats and educational programs that serve to educate those not involved in the Daybreak community about the goals and work of L’Arche Daybreak, and promote their message of diversity and unity. Sue Mosteller, CSJ, writes, “Life in L’Arche is simple: we welcome four or five people with disabilities to live with four or five assistants. Together we create homes of welcome and celebration, sharing the daily tasks of cooking, cleaning, and shopping: and the assistants help marginalized people to claim dignity, self-confidence, and respect in the home and in meaningful work opportunities. The great discovery for assistants has been that our lives in community have been good not only for them but also for us.”

May 27, 2014: created by Tessa Inwood on behalf of USMC.
June 19, 2014: Form of authority heading changed - DR

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http://www.larchedaybreak.com/