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Welcome to the L'Arche Hamilton Inclusion Coffee House
made possible by a grant from The Edith H. Turner Fund and the Hamilton Community Foundation
The Inclusion CoffeeHouse opened its doors Dec 2021. Located in the Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre, just south of Tim Horton's Field (go TiCats!), this community outreach initiative reaches people of all backgrounds, ages, cultures, faiths and abilities. We are so incredibly grateful for this partnership with the City of Hamilton, and to The Hamilton Community Foundation and the Edith H. Turner Fund for a grant to launch our CoffeeHouse. Our goal is to create a community space where people can gather and learn from each other, all while enjoying some delicious treats! In a time when people are longing to belong and know that they matter, we create space to share our gifts, deepen our connection and celebrate our humanity and need for one another. The Inclusion CoffeeHouse was founded to allow us to express our gifts of cooking, hospitality and friendship.
We believe that The Inclusion CoffeeHouse belongs to all the adults with intellectual disabilities who make up our charity, and the neighbourhood in which we operate. All profits from this project will go to those adults with intellectual disabilities supported by L'Arche Hamilton.
No matter who you are, you are welcome here. You belong. We celebrate you and the gifts you share with others.
At present, the CoffeeHouse is open every Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10am to 1pm. You can support us by simply dropping in to buy a coffee or sharing about our project with your friends and coworkers. If you wish to donate directly to the Inclusion CoffeeHouse, click here and type "Coffee" in the comment box. Or if you want to volunteer with us (we love our volunteers), send us an inquiry and we will be in touch just as soon as we can.
“Coffee and friendship - it goes together because people can come and sit down and get to know each other.
Inclusion means community and it means like a family and we’re together.”
– Janice M
We believe that The Inclusion CoffeeHouse belongs to all the adults with intellectual disabilities who make up our charity, and the neighbourhood in which we operate. All profits from this project will go to those adults with intellectual disabilities supported by L'Arche Hamilton.
No matter who you are, you are welcome here. You belong. We celebrate you and the gifts you share with others.
At present, the CoffeeHouse is open every Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10am to 1pm. You can support us by simply dropping in to buy a coffee or sharing about our project with your friends and coworkers. If you wish to donate directly to the Inclusion CoffeeHouse, click here and type "Coffee" in the comment box. Or if you want to volunteer with us (we love our volunteers), send us an inquiry and we will be in touch just as soon as we can.
“Coffee and friendship - it goes together because people can come and sit down and get to know each other.
Inclusion means community and it means like a family and we’re together.”
– Janice M