The Burn Foundation relies on a network of volunteers, corporate philanthropy, and government and private grants to provide critical fire and burn prevention programs and education, treatment and recovery to communities and families in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and the State of Delaware.
Because of your generosity we are able to continue our work, including:
The Burn Foundation provides much-needed financial support to four regional burn medical centers including: Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Lehigh Valley Hospital, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and Temple University Hospital. Between In the last 5 years, the organization awarded more than $1.8 million to enable these facilities to purchase equipment and enhance patient care.
The four burn units serving the region have never turned away a burn victim in need, treating more than 1,000 severe burn injuries annually, and 12,000 burn victims since the Burn Foundation's founding in 1973.
The Burn Foundation, in collaboration with local fire departments, has provided burn awareness programs like Stop, Drop, Roll, Cool and Call to over 1,100 schools across the Greater Delaware Valley and reached over 230,000 children with critical fire burn prevention programs and videos.
Over 12,000 student nurses have completed training developed by the Burn Foundation.
Early care and Transfer of Burn Patients, a guide developed by the Burn Foundation, is an essential tool for emergency room workers encountering burn injury patients. This valuable resource on the effective treatment and care of burn patients is currently used by more than 160 tri-state area hospital emergency rooms.
Project BurnSafe™, is a highly effective DVD/VHS media collection of fire and burn prevention educational modules developed by the Burn Foundation for youth, high-risk audiences, community groups, and professionals in fire prevention and health care.
Developing programs such as the Anapol Schwartz Family Mentorship Program that support burn survivors and their families.
Your donation to the Burn Foundation can:
Expand its vital prevention education programs to reach an additional number of children and community members each year.
Sponsor additional children who have suffered a burn injury and provide them with an enriching and life-affirming experience at the Mid-Atlantic Summer Burn Camp.
Educate more student nurses each year, to fully prepare them to deliver appropriate care in a variety of settings.
Continue to develop and provide the most comprehensive, up-to-date online resource library for burn victims and their families, educators and health care providers.
Encourage Burn Survivors to enhance their quality of life through the Anapol Schwartz Family Mentorship Program.
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Join the Burn Foundation in Recognizing Burn Awareness Week
Host a Pancake Breakfast February 6 - 13, 2010
The Burn Foundation Fire Service Advisory Council invites tri-state firehouses to host a Pancake Breakfast during Burn Awareness Week to support the Burn Foundation and burn survivors in our region.