Giving Tuesday is on November 28th! Each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, people gratefully and generously give to worthy organizations all over the world. This year, we hope you will consider blessing Barren Heights with your Giving Tuesday gift! So what do we do with the generosity we receive from our community? We serve! We host FREE weekend […]
Community Center
About the Community Center
A community can be defined as a group of individuals who are connected together by one or more attributes. It is a population united by a familiar thread to advocate and support one another. The Barren Heights Community Center is just that! This is a place where you belong; a place where your family is loved, accepted, welcome, and safe.
Our Community Center is all about building more compassionate communities in the Louisville area. It is a place for our entire community to connect – that includes guests, volunteers, and donors! It is for families who have attended a retreat weekend and want to continue building relationships, families who are hesitant or unable to attend a retreat weekend, and families who are looking for opportunities to serve others!
Programming
While our retreats provide a time of rejuvenation and reset, they are just the beginning. Our Community Center is where we see our vision of creating more compassionate communities for families who have children with disabilities truly come to life. We focus on forming deep, lasting relationships with faith, fun, food, and fellowship! We have seen marriages healed, hope restored, and families changed after getting connected.
We host a wide variety of men’s, women’s, couples, and family events that include activities such as nutrition counseling, mom’s night out, sensory-friendly Christmas and Easter parties, ice cream socials, movie nights, church services, group outings throughout the city, and more! The center also doubles as our administrative offices. We are open Mondays through Thursdays from 9am to 3pm and welcome any visitors who want to stop by to say hi and learn more.
Become a Barren Heights Booster!
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 medicine, or a booster rocket that launches the Space Shuttle. All of these boosters assist, encourage, or improve in some way. Can YOU be a Barren Heights booster? Click here to […]
Catch Up With Us! – 2023 Fall Newsletter
When we last chatted, we were getting ready for Work Day and our 2023 Retreat Season. Well, a lot has happened since then, and we have A LOT to be thankful for! See all that’s been going on at Barren Heights over the last few months, and check out what’s coming this holiday season in […]
2024 Winter Retreats Are Here!
Our winter specialty retreats are the overnight getaway you’ve been craving after a busy holiday season and a gray winter indoors. PS They’re free to families of children with disabilites! Learn more and complete the applications at the links below to attend. All retreats are hosted at our Barren Heights Retreat Center in Scottsville, KY. […]
The Lodge: Our Much Needed Multipurpose Building Coming in 2024!
What is The Lodge? The Lodge will be a MUCH needed multipurpose building at our Retreat Center in Scottsville, KY coming in 2024! In short, this new building will provide additional living quarters for volunteers (no more bunkhouses!), a sensory room, and a large open space for indoor activities and lounging. But of course, having this […]
