L'Arche Toronto is a vibrant, mid-sized community well integrated into Toronto's east end Danforth and Riverdale neighbourhoods.
There are four homes that make up the L'Arche Toronto community. There are 4-5 core members in each house and a team of 4 assistants. 
We also have a leadership, homes and administrative support team of 10.
All of the houses are situated in neighborhoods that reflect the cultural diversity of Toronto's rich tapestry. International assistants are bound to find a corner of the city that will ease the initial pangs of home sickness. There is something quite unique about living community in a major city and being able to share and contribute to its vibrance.
Home life is at the heart of each community. Community members work, pray and celebrate life together, sharing their joys and sorrows, and forgiving each other as in a family. Those who live in L’Arche enjoy a simple lifestyle, which gives priority to relationships.
A Life Worth Sharing
L’Arche Toronto is an extraordinary place of welcome. Our community is composed of members who come from diverse backgrounds. They come from different faith traditions. Our young assistants often arrive with very little life experience and a readiness to learn from our older members of community. There is also a vast range of abilities and disabilities within our community. At L’Arche Toronto we celebrate the unique contribution that each individual or tradition has to offer. The values of inclusion and respect are an integral part of our life together.
We make a real effort to get to know our neighbours. L'Arche Toronto is connected to local churches that community members attend and we have often been invited to participate in services or to introduce our traditions to other faith communities. Prayer is an important part of each day. Sharing the evening meal gives members the opportunity to come together at the end of each day to reflect and give thanks for the gifts of those around us.
An exciting thing about living community in the city is that all of our core members get to experience the city through their work, volunteer and day placements. We have people working at Starbucks, the Alzheimer society, The Down Syndrome Association of Toronto, several non profit community based agencies, as well as programs suited for those with higher needs.
Each Monday night the community comes together at the Gathering Place where we worship. The GP, as we call it, is also where we do the assistant skills building, house our programs like art and music therapy and celebrate as a community.