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Will you support our Advent Appeal?

Help more people like Fred find their forever home.

Fred joined L’Arche Bognor more than forty years ago, having spent most of his early life in an institution for people with learning disabilities. At L’Arche Fred found freedom, friendship and his forever home. As one of the founding core members, he has helped the Community to grow into a welcoming place for people with learning disabilities and their assistants.

Some people with learning disabilities choose L’Arche for a few years. Many others, like Fred, are looking for their forever home and, as much as possible, we try to enable that.

We need your help to go the extra mile to support more people with a learning disability, like Fred, who want to live in a L’Arche Community.
Together, we can make this happen.


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Fred and James' story

Fred and James' story

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Published: 28th November, 2019

Updated: 2nd December, 2019

Author: Jarek Maciejowski

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"Fred saw in me someone who was committed to community."

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L'Arche is registered as a charity in England and Wales, No. 264166, and in Scotland, No. SC038493.
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