Barren Heights has served families of children with disabilities for 19 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. Free opportunities to build community. No parent or child […]
Isabella
Meet Isabella
Isabella has been volunteering with her family since before she was old enough to walk! She says, “Thank you for Barren Heights, It makes me happy to love the kids who come there! It has taught me how to be nice to kids who are different than me.”
Just like many of our volunteer kids, she has grown up with a heightened awareness for those with disabilities and the skills to know both how to interact and to form special friendships. Barren Heights is just as rewarding and life changing for many of our volunteers as it is for guests!
Isabella doesn’t see a difference, she sees a friend.
Fundraising Pizza Party for Our 2023 Spring Campaign
Balloons. Giveaways. Pizza. Good cause. BE THERE. Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023 Time: 5–8 p.m. Location: 13317 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40223 Order Mode: In-restaurant, Blaze Pizza App, blazepizza.com Online Promo Code: 1065A Download Our Fundraising Flyer for Dine-In Help Barren Heights end our Spring Campaign (May 8–18) in a “blaze” by purchasing some yummy pizza […]
2023 Spring Newsletter is Here!
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 2023 Spring Newsletter. We’ve got a new look for our playground, a volunteer calendar that is […]
Sweatshirt Fundraiser a Cozy Success!
Sweatshirt Fundraiser Total In 2023, we will launch a capital campaign to raise funds for a MUCH needed multipurpose building at our Retreat Center in Scottsville, KY that we are calling The Lodge. To help kick things off strong (and because so many people loved our staff sweatshirts from last year), we hosted a fundraiser […]
A Winter in Pictures – 2023 Winter Newsletter
It’s cold outside! Cozy up with a warm drink, and look through our Winter Newsletter! It’s icy out there, folks! While you’re hanging out inside trying to shake off the chill, have a look at what we’ve been doing this past winter as well as what’s ahead for Barren Heights this year. There’s a bit […]
