Media, Books, Art
Past Articles
“Doing Right by the Disabled” letter to the editor by John Cook of L’Arche
September 20, 2007
Source: The Washington Post
Doing Right by the Disabled [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Date: Sep 20, 2007 Start Page: A.20 Section: EDITORIAL Text Word Count: 203
“The District Relents: The Group Home Story” Marc Fisher
December 7, 2006
Source: washingtonpost.com
“The District Bureaucracy Bears Down on a Dream” Marc Fisher
December 5, 2006
Source: The Washington Post
The District Bureaucracy Bears Down On a Dream [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Author: Marc Fisher Date: Dec 5, 2006 Start Page: B.1 Section: METRO Text Word Count: 954
“Group Homes Criticize Agency, Receivership May Help Retardation Office, Some Say”
June 15, 2006
Source: The Washington Post
Group Homes Criticize Agency; Receivership May Help Retardation Office, Some Say [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Author: Karlyn Barker - Washington Post Staff Writer Date: Jun 15, 2006 Start Page: T.3 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Text Word Count: 1024
“Nonprofits Struggle in a Current of Greed”
March 15, 1999
Source: The Washington Post
Nonprofits Struggle in a Current of Greed [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Author: Katherine Boo Date: Mar 15, 1999 Start Page: A.08 Section: A SECTION Text Word Count: 945
Residents Languish; Profiteers Flourish; While Deaths and Abuse Go Unexamined, For-Profit Operators Milk a Lax System Series: INVISIBLE LIVES: D.C.'s Troubled System for the Retarded
March 15, 1999
Source: The Washington Post
Residents Languish; Profiteers Flourish; While Deaths and Abuse Go Unexamined, For-Profit Operators Milk a Lax System Series: INVISIBLE LIVES: D.C.'s Troubled System for the Retarded; 2/2 [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Author: Katherine Boo Date: Mar 15, 1999 Start Page: A.01 Section: A SECTION Text Word Count: 5374
Forest Haven Is Gone, But the Agony Remains; District's Elaborate System of Group Homes Perpetuates Exploitation, Abuse of Retarded
March 14, 1999
Source: The Washington Post
Forest Haven Is Gone, But the Agony Remains; District's Elaborate System of Group Homes Perpetuates Exploitation, Abuse of Retarded [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Author: Katherine Boo Date: Mar 14, 1999 Start Page: A.01 Section: A SECTION Text Word Count: 6110
“Coffee House a Mission for Peace; Church-Sponsored Eatery Brings Warm Message to Adams-Morgan”
February 18, 1988
Source: The Washington Post
Coffee House a Mission for Peace; Church-Sponsored Eatery Brings Warm Message to Adams-Morgan [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext) - Washington, D.C. Author: Katie Gardner Date: Feb 18, 1988 Start Page: j.02 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Text Word Count: 653
Books by L’Arche founder Jean Vanier
Books about L’Arche by Henri Nouwen
The Miracle, the Message, the Story: Jean Vanier & L’Arche by Kathryn Spink
Enough Room for Joy: The Early Days of Jean Vanier’s L’Arche by William Clarke
Walking on a Rolling Deck: Life on the Ark by Kathleen Berken
A Blessed Weakness: The Spirit of Jean Vanier and l’Arche by Michael DowneyThe Heart of L'Arche- a video exploring life in community at L'Arche Washington, DC.

Living Gently in a Violent World - a photo collage from L'Arche's visit to Duke University in 2008.
Jean Vanier: A Man and His Vision - a video honoring the vision of Jean Vanier (L'Arche Canada)
Original "Outsider Art" by L'Arche community members Eileen Schofield, Michael Schaff, Maurice "Mo" Higgs, Calvin "Sonny" Clarke




