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- EIN 26-0653597
- (844) 287-6411
- 415 Cedar Ln # 12 Teaneck NJ 07666-1708 USA
- www.burnadvocates.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health
Mission: To support burn survivors, whether they are children, young men and women wounded in combat, or the elderly; as they face the challenges of recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration. To also advocate on behalf of burn survivors by encouraging pro-consumer litigation and volunteerism.
Programs: Sababa, israel's only camp for burn scarred children. Founded by burn advocates in 2009 , sababa hosted approximately 40 children from the jewish and arab sectors with 30 staffers from various hospitals to provide a unique psycho-social rehabilitative experience which promotes the reintegration of these children into the mainstream of society.
camp karma, india's first specialized camp for burn scarred children in a country where 1. 5 million children each year sustain serious burns. A documentary of this camp which was held outside of mumbai in dec 2013 was produced which will encourage other hospitals to start similar projects.
haiti burn care network continued to ship burn care supplies to 2 hospitals, a burn clinic, and a physical therapy facility we started shortly after the earthquake in 2010. We also sponsored the first haitian surgical resident to an american burn association meeting.