California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2007 that develops partnership-based treatment, care, support, prevention-education, and burn-treatment capacity for burn survivors and their families in the United States and internationally. Its documented work includes patient assistance, survivor support, community burn-prevention education, telemedicine and training initiatives, medical micropigmentation, scar-care support, and humanitarian burn-care projects.
Services & categories
Programs & services
Specific programs and services listed for this organization.
Clinical Medical Micropigmentation
ActiveMedical tattooing and scar-camouflage services intended to help burn survivors with pigmentation changes and restoration of features such as lip color and eyebrows. The page identifies Ruth Swissa as an independent contractor who donates time to burn patients; she is not an employee of the Foundation.
Grossman Burn Foundation in the Community – Patient Support and Burn Prevention Outreach
ActiveCommunity partnership and outreach work focused on burn prevention, public education, and support for burn victims and families undergoing treatment at Grossman Burn Centers in California and Missouri. Documented assistance may include temporary housing, food, clothing, transportation, counseling, peer support, and other basic needs for patients meeting specific requirements.
Project Faith – Patient Care
ActivePatient-assistance program providing, for qualifying burn survivors and families, possible medical treatment, physical therapy, psychotherapy, medical tattooing, housing and meals, transportation to medical appointments, volunteer support, medical supplies, compression garments, and face masks. The official page states that similar assistance has been provided in the United States and several other countries.
Senior Burn Prevention and Safety Education
ActiveApproximately 45-minute burn-prevention and safety presentation for seniors and people who work with older adults. Topics include burn risks, first aid, fire safety, emergency protocols, and prevention. Materials and safety tools are provided, and the presentation is offered in English or Spanish.
Southern California Burn Survivor Support Groups
ActiveAdult burn survivor support groups for people ages 18–25 and 25+ living in Southern California. Groups are facilitated by a burn survivor and address recovery, communication with caregivers, relationships, intimacy, jobs, education, and advocacy.
The Humanitarian Assistance Manual
ActiveBurn-prevention, first-aid, fire-safety, and emergency-protocol educational manual developed in connection with the Foundation's humanitarian work. It appears intended for community and medical-capacity building rather than direct survivor case management.
Resource information
States served
Who this resource serves
Burn survivors, families and communities; specific program eligibility varies.
How to access services
Visit the Grossman Burn Foundation website and use its program or contact options to ask about survivor assistance and available services.
Contact
Phone: (866) 411-4423