SERVICE DETAILS
You can find our Community in the Leith and Restalrig areas of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city.
Leith is a busy neighbourhood in the east of Edinburgh and includes the old dock area. It’s easy to get around the city by bus, and the tram system has just been extended to Leith, so there’s a fast route to the airport that now only takes 45 minutes. Edinburgh city centre is close by, and there’s always lots to do, from cinemas, theatres, cafes, museums and of course the famous Festival in August.
L’Arche Edinburgh has been here since 1991 and we have many long standing connections to local faith communities, universities and other community groups, and more recently to the local Ukrainian community.
Our community is home to 16 people with learning disabilities, who we support at home, as well as volunteers, friends, neighbours and L’Arche assistants. We have a mix of supported living houses, where the people we support share their home with other people with learning disabilities and with live in assistants. We also support 4 people to live more independently in their own flats.
At the heart of our Community is the support we provide to people with learning disabilities. We have a long history of working with social services and social work departments, health authorities, primary care trusts, registration and regulatory authorities, housing associations and others, to provide high quality support that is recognised as being truly responsive to people with learning disabilities.
In L’Arche Edinburgh, we support people in 3 supported living homes, as well as 4 other people with learning disabilities living in their own flats off a common stair.
We support people to enjoy many different activities in the local community from employment and voluntary opportunities, to laughing yoga and music therapy. We run our own art, dance and music groups, and a weekly drop in group where we offer lunch and an inclusive spiritual space to anyone who wants to join in from our local area.
Our office is a hub where community members can pop in, have a chat and a coffee, help with general office work, or feed the fish in our aquarium.
Apply for support...
Please see https://www.larche.org.uk/forms/apply-for-support.
