That Good May Become
Supporting differently-abled people in becoming fully engaged in life and community.
Community Announcements
Annual Giving Campaign: “In Perfect Harmony”
This year’s Annual Giving Campaign is about more than meeting a goal—it’s about echoing a message of love and unity that never goes away. When you give, you help us teach the world to sing in perfect harmony—through arts, inclusion, education, and community-building.
Help us furnish the world with love — your gift makes it real.
Click here to read a letter from our Executive Director.
Admission Process
The application process for The Guild is made to ensure that our faculty and staff are able to communicate openly with the applicant and their family to determine whether the applicant and the program are a good fit for one another.
Touring The Guild before applying is highly recommended although not mandatory. To schedule a tour, please fill out our Schedule a Tour Form or contact our Enrollment Director ([email protected] or 504-524-5955).
To begin the online application process, you may complete our Online Application, which you can save and return to later.
The Hive: Employment Pathways
Raphael Village’s newest initiative, The Hive, is a Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) employment vendor that supports individuals who qualify in finding and keeping meaningful jobs. We provide personalized support, such as job coaching and skills training, to ensure successful integration into competitive work environments.
Our goal is to empower individuals to achieve greater independence and self-sufficiency through employment.
Visit the Dragonfly Café
Located in the Raphael Village Town Center, the Dragonfly Café offers coffee, a daily assortment of baked goods, grab-and-go lunch items, and more.
This social enterprise provides vocational internships for Raphael Village Guild Members where they learn vocational skills that can lead to fulfilling work in the food and service industries, both in the front and back of house.
Join us Tuesdays through Fridays for a house-made iced coffee and a steaming hot breakfast biscuit sandwich!
What is Raphael Village?
Raphael Village
Raphael Village is an Affiliate Member of the Camphill Association of North America. We are a non-profit organization comprised of three programs—The Guild, The Hive , and The Hearth—that aid differently-abled individuals in leading purposeful and enriching lives. We provide educational, vocational, and social inclusion support for individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. We support our students’ and members’ unique unfolding so that they may be actively engaged in life and community.
The Hive
Our newest initiative, The Hive at Raphael Village, aims to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve competitive employment throughout the Greater New Orleans area. This program is designed to be a pathway for professional growth and integrate participants into the local workforce, enhancing their opportunities for meaningful and fulfilling careers.
The Guild
The Guild is a day program for differently-abled individuals aged eighteen and older. Our day program provides members with continued academic education, as well as the vocational, social, and life skills necessary to lead full and purposeful lives in our community.
The Hearth
The Hearth is our future network of residential homes where adults with disabilities and their caregivers will cooperatively live together in a life-sharing community. We expect The Hearth to have established its first home by 2023.