Laura is the Executive Director and Community Leader of L'Arche North Carolina.

About Laura Steed Lorino

Laura is the Executive Director and Community Leader of L'Arche North Carolina.

Opportunities are Blooming!

Opportunities are blooming at L'Arche NC, and we are ready for spring! February was filled with so many new opportunities for friendship! At the beginning of the month, L'Arche NC friends gathered for a "Crafternoon" where we painted jars with thumbprint hearts and made friendship booklets. We had many new friends join us for this read more

By |2022-03-02T11:03:29-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Uncategorized|

Cultivating Inclusive Community

Last year, our Board of Directors created a special task force to review our Mission Statement. Our goal was to evaluate our purpose and intentions. The outcome of this task force was an updated mission statement: L’Arche North Carolina cultivates inclusive communities where people across the spectrum of intellectual and developmental disability identities live and read more

By |2022-02-03T09:33:31-05:00February 3rd, 2022|Uncategorized|

Sailing through 2021

Did you miss the end-of-year update we sent in the mail this month? That must mean we don't have your updated address. Please email [email protected] to be added to our mailing list. It's been a great year and we could not have done it without YOU. Thanks for your prayers, presence, and support.  

By |2021-12-29T13:28:00-05:00December 29th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Our Hope for 2022: Creating Belonging

When our friend John calls the L'Arche North Carolina office, he doesn't just say "hello." He calls with purpose and gets right to business. John asks, "so, what programs do you have coming up? Anything I can join?" We share the list of upcoming events, and he confidently responds, "I have more ideas! How about read more

By |2021-12-29T13:12:33-05:00December 29th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Thank YOU for supporting L’Arche NC this Giving Season!

We are so grateful for your outpouring of support this Giving Tuesday: you helped raise over $20,000 for L'Arche North Carolina! Your generous gifts move us closer to establishing the first L'Arche home in North Carolina. Your investment in our community for adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities supports programs and events that read more

By |2021-12-07T16:19:26-05:00December 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Our First Hybrid Event

On Friday, October 29, we gathered for our first hybrid event. After many months of waiting to be together in person, we finally did it! It was wonderful to see people, both new friends and old buddies, in real life. This gathering was really an idea that blossomed from St. Francis of Assisi Church in read more

By |2021-11-04T09:34:43-04:00November 3rd, 2021|Uncategorized|

Macie’s First Month Reflection

My first month with L’Arche NC has flown by at lightning speed! I am so grateful for my time here thus far, and have been thoroughly enjoying the chance to get to know what work with L’Arche looks like. While getting acclimated I’ve been absorbing tons of new information; an endeavor which has come with read more

By |2021-10-04T14:57:18-04:00October 4th, 2021|Uncategorized|

L’Arche NC Anchor Spotlight

We are grateful for Gladys and Ben Whitehouse who support L'Arche each month because "Everyone deserves to live in a loving and supportive community." We continue to move closer toward our goal of opening the first L'Arche community in North Carolina and we cannot do it without you! At the beginning of this year, we read more

By |2021-09-10T08:30:10-04:00September 10th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Our New Intern

We are excited to welcome Macie Bridge to the L'Arche North Carolina Team.  Macie is a recent graduate from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and is coming to L’Arche NC for her service year with the Johnson Service Corps. As an undergraduate, Macie studied English and Religious Studies, and developed a love for ministry, leadership, read more

By |2021-09-10T08:21:36-04:00September 10th, 2021|Uncategorized|
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