Make a Difference.
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION
Any amount will make a big difference.
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$25 provides school supplies for a child participating in one of our programs. |
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$100 provides a start-up home kit for a domestic violence survivor. |
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$1000 supports a survivor moving to permanent housing with their family. |
CONSIDER A RECURRING MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION
It provides the enduring support needed by survivors at Barrier Free Living in their process of healing. This level of steady contribution makes it so survivors can live their life in safety and free of violence. This program allows you to choose the amount you wish to give — we automatically receive your contribution each month and immediately put your donation to use.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Get Your Company to Volunteer
Hundreds of volunteers, from the New York City Garden Club to Hearts of Gold, drive our mission by providing volunteer hours and project dollars. Plant a garden. Repaint a kid’s game room. Get involved. A few hours makes a tremendous difference in the lives of our shelter families.
Make an In-Kind Donation
Tutor a young person. Donate a laptop. Be part of our annual holiday toy & back to school drives. Donate services.
Sponsorship
Barrier Free Living is excited to work with companies and small businesses that aim to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities and survivors of violence.
We offer meaningful and unique engagement opportunities year-round from donating food for a holiday event at our shelter, supporting an outing for our tenants or partnering on our annual fundraising event. Have an idea about how you would like to support Barrier Free Living?
Email us at [email protected]
RECENT COLLABORATIONS & EVENTS
2025 Rinse Rise In Kind Support!
“At Rinse, we believe in the power of clean clothing to restore confidence and dignity.
Partnering with Barrier Free Living through Rinse Rise has allowed us to support survivors of
domestic violence by removing a basic yet significant barrier—access to laundry services. We’re
honored to play a role in helping residents focus on healing and rebuilding their lives.”
ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
3,000
In 2020 our Secret Garden program provided over 3,000 counseling sessions to over 200 domestic violence survivors and answered 3,134 hotline calls.