Inspiration

• Seeds to Blossoms: A Founder’s View of L’Abri’s Beginnings

Understand and Live the Essence of the Model

• Introduction: A Short Description and History of L’Abri en Ville
• The Spirit of L’Abri

Build a Community of Support

• Getting Your Message Out: Creating Publicity Material
• L'Abri en Ville: An Overview
• Volunteers
• L’Abri en Ville’s Expectations of Volunteers
• Volunteer Application
• Request for Volunteer Reference
• Volunteer Training (four documents)
• The Spirit of Volunteer Teams
• Appreciation and Invitation to Volunteers

Build Partnerships with Faith, Health & Housing Communities

• Creating a Community of Support: Faith, Medical, and Other Contacts
• Connection to Faith Communities
• Sample Letters to Faith Communities (two documents)
• Speaker’s Guidelines and Suggestions
• Examples of Presentations
• Sample Notice for Sunday Bulletin
• Sample Leaflet
• Sample Thank-You Note

Create and grow the organization

• Setting up a Legal and Working Structure
• L’Abri en Ville Constitution and By-Laws
• Registration
• Addresses and Contact Information
• Establishing a Financial Base
• Sample Budgets (four documents)
• Sample Fundraising Letter to Diocese
• Sample Fundraising Letters (four documents)
• Fundraising Letters to Foundations: 1991 & 1994
• Sample Thank You Letters (four documents)
• 1991 Concept Paper
• The Coordinator
• Coordinator Hiring Package (four documents)
• Resources

Open first apartment

• The Residents
• Criteria for Residents
• Process of Accepting a New Resident (four documents)
• Resident Application Form
• Resident Applicant Interview Assessment
• Information Release Request
• Request for Psycho-Social Report (two documents)
• Preplan for Illness 
• The Apartment
• Apartment Check-list
• Apartment Upkeep Policy
• House Rules and Conditions of Departure
• House Meeting Form
• Sample Monthly Schedule
• Team Treasurer’s Report
• Summer Camp Plan