Burn Support “No One Heals People Like People.”
Surviving and Thriving Annually, 40,000 people are hospitalized with burn injuries. Physical healing is challenging Emotional distress can be overwhelming. Burn survivors must connect to resources and caring people to get back to living.
Nancy Tran “I’m not a victim, I’m a survivor.”
UCI Burn Support
Christmas Party at UCI
Annual Burn Picnic At UCI
Alan Breslau: Founder of the Phoenix Society Burned in an airplane crash in Visited a young boy in a burn center and realized the importance of peer support. Inspired to establish one of the first burn support organizations in the United States. Now the leading national nonprofit
What Phoenix Society Offers S.O.A.R. Program WBC (World Burn Congress) Online support and live chat rooms Online publications and blogs Scholarships Educational information
World Burn Congress 2014
Local Non-Profit Groups Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Firefighters' Quest Angel Faces
What They Offer Fundraisers Burn prevention Education Retreats Enhance social skills Improve self-esteem Online support
There are many opportunities to touch the life of a burn survivor