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October 16, 2025

ABF Featured on Arizona PBS: Expanding Our Reach Through Mercy Care Partnership

We’re proud to share that the Arizona Burn Foundation was recently featured on Arizona Horizon, a public affairs program on Arizona PBS. The segment spotlighted our new partnership with Mercy Care, made possible through a generous $125,000 Community Reinvestment Grant. This grant supports our Thrive Programs—services that help burn survivors and their families move from […]

October 16, 2025

A Family Forever Changed: Terrance’s Journey of Recovery & Healing

“Terrance has been hit by a car!” They’re words no parent ever wants to hear. Just over a year ago, those were the exact words that Terrance’s family heard when his best friend ran into their house, panicked. The two boys had been playing outside when tragedy struck – nine-year-old Terrance was accidentally run over […]

October 16, 2025

CEO Corner October 2025

Dear Friends of ABF, October has been a powerful month of action at ABF. Through our Plan. Prepare. Prevent. Initiative as part of Fire Prevention Month, we’ve led statewide efforts to raise awareness about fire safety and empower families with life-saving education. As part of this campaign, I shared a timely op-ed, Fire Prevention Starts […]

September 19, 2025

CEO Corner September 2025

Dear Friends of ABF, I’m honored to share that the Arizona Burn Foundation has been named one of this year’s honorees at the Phoenix Business Journal’s Healthcare Hero Awards. ABF was recognized in the Innovator category, which “honors people or organizations that have contributed to healthcare through their research, discoveries or development of new procedures, […]

September 18, 2025

Supporter Spotlight: Healing Takes (Angel) Flight – Jacob’s Story

Jacob is a courageous 12-year-old from Northeastern Arizona who was recently injured from a flash burn – a burn caused from sudden, intense heat – while burning trash. He suffered burns on his face, ear, and hands, and faced every step of recovery with strength. ⁠ His treatment took him and his stepdad more than […]

September 18, 2025

Helping Kids Heal – One Classroom at a Time

It was a sweltering summer day when Nicole, ABF’s Client Care Programs Administrator, arrived at an East Valley elementary school with a special guest: Alan the sloth. They were there to meet a group of second graders as part of ABF’s school re-entry program, which helps young burn survivors reintegrate into school life with confidence […]

August 12, 2025

CEO Corner August 2025

Dear Friends of ABF, Our mission at the Arizona Burn Foundation has always been clear: to support burn survivors and their families through every stage of healing. While our support and programs often begin at the bedside, their impact reaches far beyond hospital walls – into homes, schools, and communities across the state. Burns don’t […]

August 12, 2025

Walking a Familiar Path

For Josh and Malakai Clark, walking a familiar path means facing the same trauma across generations – but with ABF’s support, that path leads towards healing for both. A Thanksgiving Turned Tragic It was Thanksgiving Day, and Josh Clark had just sat down for dinner when his phone rang. Seeing it was his boys’ mother […]

August 11, 2025

From Clinic to Community: Meet Izabel Foshay, a Dedicated Tucson Volunteer

Izabel Foshay is a medical scribe at Banner University Medical Center’s outpatient burn and wound clinic in Tucson. Since May, she’s brought her dedication and compassion to the Arizona Burn Foundation, supporting programs and operations to help burn survivors thrive. What inspired you to get involved in ABF? As a medical scribe, part of the education […]

August 11, 2025

Arizona Burn Foundation Awarded $125,000 From Mercy C.A.R.E.S.

Grant to Support Emotional & Peer Support Thrive Programs for Burn Survivors (PHOENIX, Aug. 11, 2025) – Mercy Care has awarded the Arizona Burn Foundation (ABF) a 2025 Mercy C.A.R.E.S. Community Reinvestment Grant in the amount of $125,000. The grant will fund ABF’s Thrive Program, which provides […]

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