Safeguarding
Safeguarding means protecting people from harm. More specifically, it means preventing and responding to harm caused by neglect, personal abuse, exploitation, violence, and/or harassment (including when these are sexual in nature).
L’Arche in the United States and around the world is committed to protecting all of our members and friends, with and without intellectual disabilities, from harm caused by any kind of abuse, violence, harassment or neglect.
This commitment is anchored in the very core of L’Arche’s mission: to celebrate the unique value of every human being.