Mission
About the Welcome Center
The L’Arche Tahoma Hope Welcome Center facilitates meaningful activities and classes for you and your family! L’Arche is an organization that supports individuals with and without intellectual disabilities. In summer 2018 L’Arche Tahoma Hope opened our Welcome Center where we are expanding our mission by connecting individuals with and without disabilities in the broader Tacoma community.
The Welcome Center is an open place where individuals and families can join us for engaging programs and relationship building. We offer cooking, art and science classes as well as dances, social yoga, games and other fun events. Check out our calendar for up to date information about our programs.

Membership
Become a Welcome Center Member! Our membership options include fun social events and inclusive classes for you and your family. Whether it’s cooking classes or dances, we engage individuals with and without disabilities in our programs. At L’Arche we value relationships and becoming a member will allow you to connect with friends.
Check out our calendar for a full lineup of our upcoming programs!
Visit our membership page to find out about gift membership opportunities we have available.
Scholarships
If cost is a barrier to your participation, we have scholarship funds available. Scholarships are prioritized for households with at least 1 member having an intellectual/developmental disability, and are available for up to 80% of the membership fee for Cosmos or Sunflower memberships.
To apply for membership with a scholarship:
- Complete the Membership Application, be sure to check the “I am applying for a scholarship box and don’t make any payments at this time.
- Complete your Scholarship Application.
- We will contact you to let you know what scholarship level we can offer you and at that point you can pay for your membership.
