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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEScott Hess [email protected] BARRIER FREE LIVING NAMES DIANA TURNER AS CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER NEW YORK, NY, January 18, 2024  – Barrier Free Living (BFL) has announced the promotion of  Diana Turner to the position of Chief Program Officer. In this new capacity Turner will be responsible for strengthening and developing programming with the goal of enhancing the quality of life for survivors with disabilities. Turner began with BFL in 2019 as the Program… read more

Barrier Free Living (BFL) drew supporters, survivors and staff to its Raise the Roof fundraiser held at New York City's Museum of the City of New York  on December 11, 2024. The event raised $36,000 toward making Barrier Free Living's Freedom House domestic violence shelter an environmentally safe and economically efficient shelter by  installing a solar roof in 2024. Fundraising continues into 2024 with an… read more

BFL's was featured on NYC Bus Kiosks as part of the Mayor's Office to ENDGBV 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign this winter. "We are so grateful we were included. The city-wide exposure allowed us to reach and alert so many people about the services we provide to survivors of domestic violence with disabilities," says Scott Hess, BFL Director of Communication & Development. The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based… read more

A Brazilian-American artist from Harlem, NYC Jon Souza AKA Phes brought his abundant talent to Barrier Free Living's supportive housing program in the Bronx this winter, creating a dynamic mural in the lobby. Phes is a visual artist, emcee, producer, and educator born and raised in New York who was "inspired by Hip Hop from an early age and started writing graffiti and rhymes… read more