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L’Arche USA is part of an
International Federation of L’Arche Communities across the world in
which people with and without intellectual and developmental
disabilities and assistants choose to live and work together.
L’Arche
International has 133
member communities, established as independent entities in 35
countries.
The International
Federation of L’Arche Communities is divided into nine zones:
Africa
Asia
West-Pacific
Canada
France
Latin
America and the Caribbean
Northern
Europe
South
Asia
Southern
Europe and the Middle East
United
States
L'Arche International's purpose is
to unite the communities in the common vision and spirit announced in
the Charter of the Communities of L’Arche. The Federation seeks to
foster solidarity among communities, ensure unity in diversity,
establish the conditions for membership, and to create conditions for
trust, service, dialogue, and mutual support.
For more information,
please visit the L’Arche International website.
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