For the past 4 years, the Arizona Burn Foundation has assisted in training numerous survivors as S.O.A.R. peer supporters, to visit the hospital to connect with new burn survivors and their families. S.O.A.R. stands for Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery®, and is a reputable burn support program offered through the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. Our SOAR team of survivors assist in sharing their stories, providing insights on burn injuries and healing, and establishing a greater feeling of community and understanding. The purpose of the S.O.A.R. program is to make sure no one recovers from a burn injury alone.
When the COVID 19 pandemic closed hospital doors to visitors in March, our SOAR peer support team was required to shift in its programming delivery, to ensure its purpose still held true. Our SOAR peer support team has been unable to visit burn survivors and families in person since then….but here is what they have been able to do:
Truly, our SOAR peer support team has learned in the face of change how to pivot, transform, catapult to meaningful supports for our burn community. ABF is proud to be a part of such full circle healing and resilience amidst challenges.
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