L'Arche Calgary

L’Arche Calgary is a cherished home and vibrant community where adults with and without intellectual disabilities live, work, learn, and grow together. Our mission is to create inclusive environments where every person is valued for their unique gifts, and meaningful relationships flourish. Through our homes, Tamarack Day Program, and Supported Independent Living Program (SILP), we provide residential support, life skills development, and opportunities for social connection.

Our five homes operate as shared living communities, where Core Members (adults with intellectual disabilities) and Assistants live together, sharing daily routines, meals, household responsibilities, and celebrations. This model integrates care with community life, ensuring that support is holistic, relationship-centred, and rooted in dignity and mutual respect. Assistants and Core Members build deep, authentic connections while fostering independence, personal growth, and a sense of belonging.

What makes L’Arche Calgary distinct is this community model. Core Members are at the center of all we do, and Assistants live alongside them, helping create homes of warmth, celebration, and mutual care. Together, they cultivate environments where everyone contributes, learns, and thrives. Beyond providing support, L’Arche Calgary fosters a culture of belonging, respect, and personal growth for everyone involved, from Core Members and Assistants to volunteers, staff, and the wider community.

At L’Arche Calgary, inclusion is lived, not just preached. We demonstrate that when people with intellectual disabilities take their place at the table, they help build a more just, compassionate, and vibrant world. Our community is grounded in friendship, dignity, and the shared journey of growth, making L’Arche Calgary a true home, a hub of hope, and a life-changing experience for all who participate.