"Healing Lives One Brave Heart at a Time"
"Healing Lives One Brave Heart at a Time"
Della Wright, a burn survivor in Indianapolis, IN, founded The People’s Burn Foundation after suffering the loss of two of her three children in a 1991 apartment fire. The Foundation is in memory of Della’s children – Nicholas and Mary.
In 1997, the Foundation was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to assist people affected by fire and burn injuries. Programs have continued to expand for support, advocacy, activities, education, training and prevention.
"Healing Lives One Brave Heart at a Time"
To foster, support and provide programs for people affected by fire devastation and burn injuries in Indiana; and to promote local and national education, training and prevention programs for families, firefighters and college students.
The People's Burn Foundation focuses on three primary programs to serve people affected by burn injuries and fire devastation in Indiana; and two national online burn and fire safety education programs for college students and firefighters.
Helping Brave Hearts Heal -- Supports burn survivor patients (and families) at Central Indiana's hospital burn centers; collaborates with American Red Cross and other agencies to provide assistance to families affected by fire devastation.
Brave Hearts Camp -- Specialized residential summer camp (Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN) for burn survivor children to heal from physical and emotional scars by providing opportunities "just to be kids" with volunteer counselors comprised mostly of firefighters.
Adult & Child Burn Survivor Support Groups -- Monthly meetings and other activities for adult burn survivors in collaboration with Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis. Led by licensed therapists from both organizations, program provides opportunities to discuss topics specific to burn survivors in safe environment, gain and give support, and time to share and network with others. Child Burn Survivor Support Groups under development.
Adult Support Groups meet first Wednesday each month (6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.). For more information, please contact Lora Hays at lhays@peoplesburnfoundation.org or (317) 803-2876, Ext. 202.
College Fire Survival -- Online education resource for burn and fire safety to help save lives of college students -- www.IGot2Kno.org
Firefighter Training -- Online education series for burn and fire safety to help save lives of firefighters -- www.PBFEducation.org
Corporate and individual partners to help fund programs to support people whose lives have been affected by burn injuries and fire devastation; sustain national education programs to help save lives of college students and firefighters.
