September's topic is The Waiver and How Your Family is Coping With Your Young Adult's Access to Community Supports. We want you to feel supported and heard while building connections with other parents.   We've been discussing various aspects of transitions from school-based to community-based supports. Obviously, the Innovations Waiver is a "line in the […]

We are partnering with Activate Good for the National Day of Service and Remembrance to serve in the community. Inclusive volunteering is a way to provide opportunities for youth and young adults to use their gifts to help others. For too long, volunteering has excluded those with disabilities.   Image credit: Dakota Corbin We hope […]

YASS! participants  -- we have some exciting news about more fun activities you can do each month! L’Arche North Carolina welcomes you to the Bulla Center for some innovative program activities. On September 12, they will be hosting Craft Together and have invited us to join. This is a fun afternoon for people with and […]

Our YASS! group invites young adults with disabilities to join us for a fun Movie Night. Pizza and drinks will be provided for this free event. Regardless of your disability, you are welcome to hang out with us, make some new friends, and have fun! Please sign up so we know how much pizza to […]

    We invite you to attend Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure with us in a sensory-friendly setting. There's a concession stand with all the usuals - and you are allowed to bring small snacks from home. This film is part of a year-log series at the Carolina Theatre that we helped them put together! Family […]

About the 2023 Inclusive Dance Party: Bull City Summit is a week-long conference and event festival, focusing on science, technology and innovation during the day, and music and arts at night! L’Arche North Carolina (co-sponsor of the Inclusive Dance Party) is a community of belonging for people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. L'Arche […]

This month, we will be discussing volunteering by young adults with disabilities, presenting research findings, sharing statistics and best practices, and answering your questions. Please sign up to find out more about the benefits of serving the community for your young adult. We will also be sharing some preliminary plans for our new volunteering program […]

http://bit.ly/OctoberThriveChat Join us as we discuss the following components of Quality of Life: We'll discuss Being, Belonging & Becoming: Physical Being (physical health, personal hygiene, nutrition, exercise, grooming and clothing, general physical appearance) Psychological Being (psychological health and adjustment, cognitions, feelings, self-esteem, self-concept and self-control) Spiritual Being (personal values, personal standards of conduct, spiritual beliefs) […]

Do you want clarity around your disabled child's future and how services will be managed and related bills paid? A Special Needs Trust is one of the best ways for most families to confidently plan for the future. You don't need to be super wealthy or have a complex personal estate to maximize the benefits […]

Julia Tennant, leader in the Pathfinder Program of study at Wake Technical http://bit.ly/WTCC_Pathfinder Community College, will be speaking to us about the curriculum they offer to support career exploration by our youth and young adults with IDD. She will make a presentation and answer questions about resources that your family can use as your child […]

Our Thrive event for parents in November is a combination of our parent chat and guest speaker slots. We will be hosting this event virtually and in person at the Kraft YMCA on 11/19 at 2:30pm. Sign up: here! Young adults with IDD need strategies to support a healthy Quality of Life. We want to […]

We're hosting our first Holiday Party and want you to come be a part! Parents and their adult children with IDD are all invited to join us for some festive socializing, refreshments, and a brief program. Thrive and YASS! participants and newcomers are all welcome. Sign up today!