Volunteer Your Gifts
Do you have a skill, hobby, or passion you’d love to share? We’re looking for volunteers to lead hands-on activities. Whether you’re an artist, baker, cook, woodworker, gardener, musician, or craftsperson, we’d love to hear from you.
By leading a small series of sessions, you’ll help create meaningful experiences, build friendships, and share your talents with our community.
Interested? We’d love to connect and explore how your unique gifts could become part of L’Arche Calgary. Get in touch by emailing us at office@larchecalgary.org or calling us at (403) 571-0155.
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L'Arche Calgary is Home
L’Arche Calgary is a cherished home where individuals with and without intellectual disabilities come together to create a vibrant, inclusive environment. It is a place of acceptance, friendship, and support, where everyone is valued for their unique gifts. At L’Arche Calgary, meaningful relationships flourish, and diverse talents are celebrated, fostering a strong sense of community and belonging. L’Arche Calgary not only enriches the lives of its Core Members but also transforms the hearts and minds of all who participate, making it a true haven of hope and connection.
with intellectual disabilities in a wide range of programs – recreational activities, visual and performing arts, crafts, music, developing life skills.
We currently operate five local homes: Annapurna House, Villa Maria House, Kichiyak House, Haeremai House, and Marymount House. We also have a Tamarack Day Program and a Supported Independent Living Program (SILP).
where everyone belongs and feels at home.
How Your Donation Makes a Difference
With your help, we can build a more compassionate and human society.
Why Support Us
Our Community
L’Arche Calgary Creates a Community of Friendship and Belonging.
- At L’Arche Calgary, people with and without intellectual disabilities live, work, learn, and grow together.
- L’Arche Calgary demonstrates that when persons with intellectual disabilities take their place at the table, they contribute to a more just, compassionate, and vibrant world for all.
Work at L’Arche
A Career at L’Arche: Learn, Grow and Share Your Gifts
- In our world, friendship matters.
- L’Arche Calgary has a distinct spirit where Core Members (persons with intellectual disabilities), and Assistants form mutually beneficial relationships.
- More than a job, employment at L’Arche Calgary offers an exceptional career opportunity and a life-changing adventure in friendship and self-discovery.
Run for L'Arche
Run together. Belong together.
- For 17 years, Run for L’Arche has brought people of all ages and abilities together in celebration of inclusion, community, and friendship.
- What began as a community fundraiser has grown into L’Arche Calgary’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting people with intellectual disabilities.
- Watch the video to experience the energy, joy, and connection of the record-breaking 2026 Run for L’Arche.
- Save the date: The 17th annual Run for L’Arche takes place April 10, 2027.
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