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Popular Community Bank Sends BFL Residents To Cyclones Game 5 Sep 2012 | 01:04 am
Popular Community Bank recently provided Brooklyn Cyclones baseball tickets and ball caps to residents of BFL’s Transitional Housing and Secret Garden programs. Attendees enjoyed an evening of baseba...
BFL Speakers Bureau Launches Newsletter 31 Aug 2012 | 12:13 am
Barrier Free Living Survivors Speakers Bureau, which started in May 2012, has released its first newsletter. The Bureau looks “forward to meeting your speaker needs for women with Disabilities. Our ...
Paralympics Kick Off In London 30 Aug 2012 | 11:17 pm
The Paralympics kicked off Aug. 29 in London, with events in everything from wheelchair basketball to Judo. Oscar Pistorius, (pictured) who made history by competing in the summer Olympics, will compe...
Quadruple amputee swims between America and Asia 20 Aug 2012 | 11:48 pm
Philippe Croizon of France a quadruple amputee managed to swim from North America to Asia Friday in a 1 hour and 20 minutes largely thanks to specially designed flippers. Croizon had his arms and legs...
BFL Olympics! 18 Aug 2012 | 12:21 am
BFL held its summer olympics event this August. Residents of Transitional Housing and Secret Garden consumers enjoyed a day of games and community building.
HHAP Approves $7 Million Request 17 Aug 2012 | 03:20 am
A $7million request for Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP) support has been approved by the HHAP Board. “Congratulations to all who worked so hard to make that proposal a success,” said BF...
Oscar Pistorius Trail Blazing Olympian 15 Aug 2012 | 01:26 am
South Africa’s double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius, who competed in the men’s 400m semi-finals at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games, was selected to carry South Africa’s flag...
Employment – New Census report on Americans with Disabilities 9 Aug 2012 | 02:37 am
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a new report, “Americans With Disabilities: 2010.” The report finds that approximately 57 million Americans, or nearly 1 in 5, have a disability, with more than hal...
Oscar Pistorius Double-Amputee Makes Olympics History 6 Aug 2012 | 10:01 pm
Oscar Pistorius, of South African, made history by becoming the first double-amputee athlete to compete in track and field at the Olympics. Full story.
Suit Up! A Fund Raiser to Empower Transitional Housing Residents to Swim 3 Aug 2012 | 02:37 am
BFL Transitional Housing program kicked off it’s August Suit Up! Fund Raiser, to supply swimwear and goggles to residents so they can participate in the Summer Aquatics Program. Aquatics is part of ...
