Our 2024 Spring Campaign goal is to gain 20 new monthly donors of $20 or more! Can you help us reach our goal? If you’re an active fan, advocate, supporter and promoter of something or someone, you're a booster. Go team! A booster provides support, like a kid’s booster seat, a follow-up dose of …
We Need a Few More Families to Volunteer at Retreats! We still have volunteer spots for our weekend retreats available with our greatest needs being at our first retreat of the season (May 31–June 2) and throughout September and October. Volunteers serve our guest families from Friday night to …
Barren Heights has served families of children with disabilities for 20 years through FREE family retreats and inclusive community events. We often see surprised faces when we explain how everything we do is absolutely free to our families. Free meals. Free private cabin stay. Free entertainment. …
Barren Heights to Celebrate 20 Years with Emerald Ball at Woodhaven Country Club Louisville, KY, September 18, 2024 – Barren Heights—a cherished organization dedicated to serving families with special needs children—is thrilled to announce its 20th anniversary celebration—the Emerald Ball. The event will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Woodhaven Country Club, located […]
Leave a lasting legacy at Barren Heights! The Lodge is built and has already served over 290 guests and volunteers this summer. More than 70 families have had the opportunity to seek refuge from the heat and rain, play in both the Eckstein Calming Room and Jack’s Playroom, and volunteer families have enjoyed much more […]
Spring has sprung, summer is just around the corner, and we are ready to launch into our busy season here at Barren Heights! Check out all the good stuff going on around our Retreat and Community Centers in our 2024 Spring Newsletter. The Lodge is almost ready, we have guest AND volunteer openings for summer […]
At the beginning of each year, we celebrate the previous year’s accomplishments and look forward to the year ahead in our Annual Report. In 2023, we hosted 19 weekend retreats, 39 community events, and served 368 families of children with disabilities! Those numbers represent tangible experiences and real families that we were able to impact […]
Barren Heights is blessed not only by the generosity we receive from our monthly donors, but also through the grant support from charitable organizations and businesses. We cannot thank these organizations enough for believing in the mission and vision of Barren Heights. Their support allows us to continue creating more compassionate communities and making families […]
