Learning About Life (Skills)

Sure they have fun, but that is not the only thing - or even the main thing - participants get out of the Young Adult Summit.

"It is about life skills. Life. Education. Job skills. Money management. Ethics. Body image. Voting basics. How to move out of a house. Those are some of the topics we've covered," says retreat organizer Jack "Chief" Youngblood.

The Young Adult Summit, February 12-15, 2010, at Camp Ocean Pines in Cambria is coordinated by AARBF to give burn survivors age 16-20 the opportunity to learn essential life management skills more...

'Every Kid, Every Year'

An AARBF program doesn't just want to teach burn prevention to more children every year - they want to reach the same ones over and over again.

The San Francisco Firefighters in Safety Education (SFFISE) is a joint program between AARBF and the San Francisco Fire Department that sends off-duty firefighters into San Francisco preschools and elementary schools to teach fire and burn prevention. Aisha Krieger, SFFISE Director, says that repetition of information is important, hence the program's goal is to reach "every kid, every year " more...

The HOTLIST

Be "in-the-know" and "up-to-date" on all of AARBF Events! Get Involved!

Reminder to go to www.aarbf.org, click on Upcoming Events, for the latest AARBF events and activities that need your support more...