Community

Community is…

  • “A house” – Noreen
  • “A big family” – Nicola
  • “a soft space” – Maria
  • “everyone together” – May
  • “a roundy thing…. around the table sort of thing” – Thomas
  • “a place where people can be themselves” – Emily 
  • “living life together; we support each other.” – Kelsey

Our community is formed through our relationships with core members, or adults with an intellectual disability.  As the name implies, core members are “core” to who L’Arche is and why it exists.

In L’Arche Belfast, we are home to 14 core members.  Here are a few of their stories…

Thomas

Thomas

Hi, I’m Thomas and I’ve been living at Hearth for 12 years.
Noreen

Noreen

My name is Noreen. I live in L’Arche. I’ve lived here a year and a half.
May

May

Hi, my name is May. I live in the Ember