Volunteers
L’Arche households are family homes and offer many opportunities for volunteers to participate in the life of the community.We love to find new ways to be connected to the wider community and welcome involvement from people who would like to participate in the lives of persons with an intellectual disability.
While sometimes volunteers prefer to be anonymous, others want to become more actively involved. Some of the ways volunteers can help include:
- Providing Transport
- Preparing a weekly meal
- Undertaking minor house maintenance
- Helping with a regular reading or letter writing session
- Make a regular visit to a household
Providing Transport
The members of a L’Arche community take their part in the wider community both socially and in the workplace.
Sometimes it is not practical to use public transport between a home and the workplace or a social event. If you are willing to provide transport either on a regular or adhoc basis this service would be a wonderful support to the community.
To explore this option, please contact any of the communities listed on the contacts page.
Being a Friend
Persons with disability in L’Arche often have a limited social network. Getting to know a community member by meeting over a cup or tea, going to a movie, going to game of football or inviting a member home for dinner, can be a rewarding experience.
As with any friendship, the important elements are regular contact, informality, faithfulness and a mutual interest.
If you are looking to make new friends, and want to explore this within L’Arche, please contact any of the L’Arche communities listed on the contacts page.
L’Arche relies on the generous gifts of involvement by many people. There are lots of options to ‘get involved’. See what might fit for you and your availability. Getting involved does not have to be a large commitment of time or money.
There are some options described here, and there are countless others you might think of. We’d love to hear from you!
L’Ache Brisbane
| Postal Address |
L’Arche Brisbane |
| Phone | (07) 3217 3011 |
| [email protected] | |
| Board Chair | Tony Robertson |
| Community Leader | Michael Hutchinson |
| Office Administration | Julie Mackay |
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