Description
๐ฟ Kaunas L'Arche Community is a welcoming, faith-inspired community where people with intellectual disabilities and those who support them build meaningful relationships based on friendship, mutual respect, and shared life.
๐ Our community brings together compassion, spirituality, and professionalism through a range of services, including:
๐ Living Home
โ๏ธ Day Centre
๐ ๏ธ Social Workshop
๐ฑ Supported Decision-Making Department
โจ At the heart of L'Arche is a simple belief: every person has unique gifts and inherent dignity.
๐ Our mission is to create a place where people with and without disabilities live, grow, and thrive together, discovering each other's strengths and enriching the world through authentic relationships.
๐คฒ We believe that everyone has something valuable to contribute, and that true community is built by embracing the uniqueness of every individual. ๐ซ
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
๐ Accommodation in a private room in a shared apartment
๐ Monthly public transportation pass
๐ Monthly food allowance & pocket money โ โฌ280 per month
Training during the activity
๐ค Monthly volunteer group meetings
๐ฑ Monthly one-to-one meetings with a mentor
๐ On-arrival and mid-term training sessions
๐ป Access to online language learning
๐ Opportunities to participate in public solidarity events
๐ฃ Opportunities to organize and promote solidarity awareness events
Participant profile
๐ A genuine interest in meeting new people, building meaningful relationships, and embracing the richness of human diversity
๐ค Openness and respect when communicating with and accepting people from different backgrounds and with different abilities
โจ Goodwill, a positive attitude, and motivation to collaborate and contribute as part of a team
๐ฑ Patience and a sense of responsibility โ or simply the willingness to develop these qualities
๐ก Openness to community life, shared experiences, and learning from one another
