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Impact Stories


These are the stories that define us. Meet some of the people who are part of the L’Arche Greater Vancouver community.

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Supported Living Homes

Christina’s Story

A typical day in the life of my daughter,Christina, begins when she awakens to an alarm, gets ready for work, grabs her cell phone and backpack, and hurries off to catch […]

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Semi-Independent Living Homes

Conrad’s Story

As Conrad’s sister, I knew that we would have to work hard at finding a good place for Conrad to live. Initially, we planned for him to live in a […]

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Day Programs

Erol’s Story

Erol started his journey with L’Arche in 2017 as a participant in the Emmaus Centre, the previous name of our day program. At that time, he lived with his mom; […]

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Tenants

Our First Family

Curtis, Bryn, Meadow, and Jovi were the first family to move into our new building. Curtis teaches music and band at a local Christian school. Bryn is on maternity leave […]

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Tenants

Joseph’s Story

Joseph was out for an evening drive near his apartment on McKay Avenue when he spotted a new building under construction on Sussex Avenue. “I liked that it was concrete […]

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Volunteers

Nancy’s Story

Nancy’s journey with L’Arche began in 2004 when she worked for L’Arche Arnprior in Ontario. She had already gotten to know some core members from that community through the church […]

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