Organization: BURNS RECOVERED SUPPORT GROUP INC
Mission: HELP EVERY BURN SURVIVOR LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST WITHOUT LIMITATIONS, FEAR, OR INSECURITY.
Activities: MIDWEST CHILDREN'S BURN CAMP (MCBC)- SUMMER CAMP IS A WEEK-LONG RESIDENTIAL CAMP FOR BURN INJURED CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 17. CHILDREN ENJOY ZIP LINING, KAYAKING, WATER TUBING AND MORE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY LEARN WHO THEY ARE ON THE INSIDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SCARS THEY SEE ON THE OUTSIDE. IN 2019, 60 CAMPERS ATTENDED.
PREVENTION AND EDUCATION - BURNS RECOVERED SUPPORT GROUP'S (BRSG) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMING INCLUES ASSISTANCE IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS INCLUDING:* EDUCATION - SAFETY AND PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING PROVIDES INFORMATION, STRATEGIES AND SKILLS TO IDENTIFY AND AVOID HIGH RISK SITUATIONS, SO INDIVIDUALS CAN PREVENT BURN AND FIRE INJURIES. IN 2019, 180 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION AND EDUCATION WERE PROVIDED FOR THE PUBLIC. THESE SESSIONS REACHED 5,664 ATTENDEES.(SEE SCHEDULE O)* YOUTH FIRE SETTER PREVENTION PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM WORKS WITH CHILDREN WHO DISPLAY A RISK FOR FIRE-SETTING AND/OR FIRE-PLAY. UPON REFERRAL, THE CHILD AND THEIR PARENT OR GUARDIAN PARTICIPATE IN A RISK ASSESSMENT TO HELP IDENTIFY A CHILD'S LEVEL OF FIRE-SETTING BEHAVIOR. BASED ON THE UNIQUE SITUATION OF EACH CHILD, A CUSTOMIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE CHILD AND THEIR PARENTS IS CREATED TO PREVENT FURTHER EXPERIMENTATION WITH FIRE.* WORK AND SCHOOL RE-ENTRY - RETURNING TO SCHOOL OR WORK IS OFTEN A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR A BURN SURVIVOR. BRSG STAFF WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BURN SURVIVOR TO EASE THE TRANSITION BACK TO SCHOOL OR WORK BY EDUCATING CLASSMATES, TEACHERS AND CO-WORKERS ABOUT THE ISSUES BURN SURVIVORS FACE.* INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PEER SUPPORT - VOLUNTEERS MEET INDIVIDUALLY WITH BURN PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE BURN UNIT AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN ST. LOUIS AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN COLUMBIA. INDIVIDUALIZED PEER SUPPORT PROVIDES BURN PATIENTS WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ADJUST AND COPE WITH THEIR INJURIES, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AS WELL AS EASING THE TRANSITION FROM THE HOSPITAL TO HOME AND EVENTUALLY BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL. GROUP PEER SUPPORT IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS HELD IN ST. LOUIS AND COLUMBIA, MISSOURI. PEER SUPPORT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 899 VISITS/IMPRESSIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 375 HOURS OF SERVICE AT THE HOSPITAL FACILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, 85 PEOPLE ATTENDED SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2019.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - BRSG PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO FAMILY MEMBERS WHO NEED HOUSING WHILE A LOVED ONE IS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS OR HER BURN INJURIES AS WELL AS PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BURN SURVIVORS TO PURCHASE NECESSARY AND COSTLY COMPRESSION GARMENTS. BRSG ALSO PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS TO BURN SURVIVORS ATTENDING COLLEGE. TWO INDIVIDUALS FROM MO RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2019.
NTEE category: Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Secondary category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention