Other Ways to Help

Joining a Board of Directors

Each L'Arche community has a Board of Directors which holds legal and financial responsibility for its community. In addition, L'Arche Australia has a Board with Australia-wide responsibilities.

Community board members usually meet monthly and are encouraged to join community activities when they are able. The national board meets three times per year.

Boards to comprise a variety of disciplines and interest - accountants, lawyers, teachers, health professionals, retired people and home makers are often among the membership.

If you are interested in possibly becoming a member of a board, or serving on one of the sub-committees eg finance, fund raising etc and would like to explore this with further, please contact either the National Chairperson or your local L’Arche community see the contacts page.

Joining Us in Prayer

L'Arche communities exist not just to offer shelter and support to persons with an intellectual handicap with high support needs. L'Arche wants to also be a sign of hope, a sign of unity, faithfulness and reconciliation.

L'Arche communities are communities of faith, rooted in prayer and trust in God, and they seek to be guided by spiritual values.

Each of the Australian communities invite people from outside of L'Arche to be a part of our prayer life. People are welcome to bring their own personal beliefs, and we ask for a respect of all spiritual traditions.

If you would like to join our prayer happenings, please contact any of the communities on the contacts page.

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Making a Donation

The work of L'Arche in Australia is dependent on the generous ongoing financial support of individuals and organisations.

There are to ways you can donate:

A Direct Donation to a particular community or the

     general work of L'Arche In Australia

Through a Bequest in your Will

Direct Donations

Donations can be to a particular community or appeal and are tax deductible. Monthly donations can be direct debited from your bank or credit card.

You can make a donation by

• phone 03 6278 9520 with your credit card details, or
• completing the and return the donation form (note: to will need Adobe Acobat to view this form. Click on the Adobe link if you need to download this software)

Wills and Bequests

A bequest to L'Arche will enable us to continue providing support and opportunities to those with an intellectual disability. Your generous help in this way will help guarantee the stability of life that is so important to those who too often have encountered pain and suffering.

A bequest may take the form of the whole or a part of your estate, a specified sum of money, real estate, stocks or shares, insurance policies, works of art, collections or personal effects such as jewellery. It is advisable to discuss the way your gift will be most effective with an estate planning adviser or your solicitor.

A suggested wording for your will or codicil:

I bequeath for the general purpose of L'Arche ....... * the following items ***  free of all succession estate capital gains tax and other death duties, and declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other authorised officer of L'Arche shall be sufficient discharge for my Executor.

* Please insert one or more of the following:

L'Arche Australia, L'Arche Sydney, L'Arche Genesaret (Canberra), L'Arche Beni-Abbes (Hobart), L'Arche Brisbane, Friends of L'Arche Melbourne, L'Arche Asia West Pacific.

*** Please indicate clearly what you wish to bequeath.

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