Secret Garden
Counseling, support groups & safety planning for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities.
Transitional Housing
After 28 years of operation, Barrier Free Living’s Transitional Housing program closed its doors on April 30, 2018. Barrier Free Living Founder, President/CEO Paul Feuerstein reflects on this ground-breaking program’s successes and challenges working with people with disabilities in New York City. Read his letter here.
BFL Apartments
Permanent homes for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. On site counseling, skill-building workshops and community events.
Meet Us
Aja Ruffin, a Resident Aide at Freedom House joined the team in 2016 with a drive to help others. Read Aja’s story
Deaf Services
Learn how BFL’s Deaf Services team works with survivors of domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence and Disabilities Issues and Solutions
4 times
Children and adults with disabilities are four times more likely to be abused then those without disabilities.
9000
In the NYC metropolitan area, women with a disability earn on average nearly $9,000 less than women without disabilities, and $16,000 per year less than men without a disability.
7,251
The number of outreaches done by BFL’s Secret Garden team in 2018. The team also offered 2,339 face to face session to survivors of domestic violence.
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Latest News
Barrier Free Living’s Freedom House Featured In We Make For Good Show | Read
Staff Spotlight: Jennifer Davis, Freedom House Social Worker | Read
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month | Read
V-Day February 14 | Read
Inclusion Advocacy Training Series: Free Training For Women and Girls with Disabilities and | Read
Staff Spotlight: Aja Ruffin | Read
JCJ Architecture Tapped to Design New Building for Barrier Free Living | Read
PopGym Self Defense Workshop At Barrier Free Living’s Freedom House Domestic Violence Shelter | Read
No Barriers Summit: Innovation For People With Disabilities | Read
Unique Issues Face By Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Survivors of Domestic Violence | Read
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