The Arizona Burn Foundation is grateful to receive a $50,000 grant from Thunderbirds Charities to support our Helping Others Promoting Empowerment (HOPE) Services. Funding will be used to support HOPE services which begins the moment a burn survivor is admitted to the Burn Unit at Banner University Medical Center Tucson and the Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise. In the initial crisis, short-term emergency needs are offered, including: lodging, transportation, financial assistance, meal vouchers, and emotional support to families. Upon hospital discharge, long-term transitional services, focused on helping burn survivors not just survive their injuries but thrive in their post-injury life. Chloe’s story is a fitting example of this.
With thousands of burn cases being reported per year, the need for services and programs for the burn community has never been greater. Severe burn injuries are catastrophic and last a lifetime. Despite months of medical treatment and surgeries, the physical and emotional scars may never heal. Many burn survivors suffer from depression, anxiety and PTSD. Burn survivors of all ages go through various stages in their emotional healing and often struggle with finding support. Without services and programs like ABF that provide emotional healing and hope, a burn survivor and their family may never thrive again!
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