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The best way to get to know us and the difference we make is through the stories of life-changing relationships in L'Arche between people with and without disabilities. These encounters and friendships are at the heart of our model of individual and societal transformation.
Liska, a live-in assistant at L'Arche Manchester, reflects on her first L'Arche retreat in the Scottish countryside Read more
Discover Siân Walker's inspiring media journey at #ZeroCon25, representing inclusive media communications with support from L'Arche Manchester, Canada and International. Read more
Discover how Siân Walker, L'Arche UK's Inclusive Media Representative, helped promote a world without barriers at the Zero Conference 2025 in Vienna. Read more
Join the L'Arche Community as they take on the Great Manchester Run! Watch our inspiring video showcasing runners with and without disabilities in action. Read more
Dom joined L'Arche, looking for meaning and connection. As he started supporting Crispin, he began to up to a need for inner healing - and a potential in himself he never knew he had. Read more
Watch our superb dance video to the tune of Take That's iconic Shine and join our Makaton choir by signing the chorus for a more fun and inclusive world! Read more
Five members of L'Arche Manchester hopped on the 07:10 flight to Gothenburg to give a presentation and lead a workshop on discipleship. See how they got on with the task! Read more
Watch a beautifully captured 3-minute film to see how new life opened up for Matthew - and for L’Arche - when he moved in. Read more
L'Arche Manchester co-creates a sensory experience designed with people with learning disabilities for people with learning disabilities. Read more
Inspired by L’Arche’s logo, Christine and Ric from Halle led six music sessions in L'Ache Manchester where our members got to explore different rhythms, create music and conduct. Read more
Watch Dom describe the small acts of kindness shown by people with and without learning disabilities who gave his family love and support after the birth of his son. Read more
"For me the joy is spending time with people each day, I like it when someone comes to me with a problem and I can help them to work it out and make it better in some way" Read more
When Alban arrived at L'Arche in 2014, he wasn't immediately sold. That didn't last long. Here he discusses how his experience pulled him out of a spiritual rut and prepared him for many more adventures. Read more
Leaving home to live in community with people with and without learning disabilities is a scary move for anyone. Add a global pandemic to the equation, and it’s surely terrifying. Here, Ellie and Dominic tell us about a first year they could never have anticipated. Read more
L’Arche Manchester loves sport. The Community has used sport and other physical practices as a way for core members with learning disabilities to stay healthy and well. Read more
Joe Ulleri was a much-loved core member in L’Arche Manchester. His death, three years ago, attracted national media interest last week when a jury inquest ruled that failures in his care, while in hospital, constituted neglect, which contributed to his death. In this reflective piece, Nem Tomlinson from L’Arche Manchester shares her memories and stories of Joe. Read more
... and, because of that, I’m learning to love it when I’m not. Read more
Bella was a volunteer in the Hive community Kitchen with L’Arche Manchester. She came to L’Arche from her home country of Indonesia with the Vincentians. Here she learnt about patience, vulnerability and the preciousness of people with and without learning disabilities. Read more
Amanda’s daughter, Laura, is the founding core member of the L’Arche Manchester community. In this piece, Amanda reflects on the challenges of caring for a child with a learning disability and how L’Arche has transformed hers, and Laura’s life. Read more
Sarah joined our Community as a Live-in Assistant for a year before going to university. Here she reflects on what her time in L’Arche taught her. Read more
'Living in L’Arche is like holding a mirror up to yourself and seeing the very best and sometimes the very worst of yourself reflected back.' Read more