11 Jan 2021
January 2021 Burn Bulletin
In a year full of firsts, we ended it with our first Virtual Holiday Party on Friday, December 11, with more than 360 burn survivors & their families!
Who We Are
See our schedule of upcoming events and add them to your calendar.
The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation (AARBF) is a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing burns and fires and providing services to those who have been affected by a burn injury.
Volunteer
Contribute your time and energy into making a difference with AARBF as a volunteer.
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Get Help
AARBF supports burn survivors and family members with a variety of supportive services.
Learn MoreSurvivor Services
Recreational Events
We are wholeheartedly dedicated to providing services to those who have been affected by burn injuries.
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Emotional Support
Burn survivors and their families need a special kind of support, and AARBF is prepared to help.
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Financial Assistance
AARBF offers emergency financial, food, and transportation assistance for burn survivors and their families.
Learn MoreMore important than what we do is why we do it. Here are last year’s numbers.
2,651
Burn survivors and family members who received services
656
Burn survivors and family members visited in the hospital
35,728
Community members reached for burn prevention
29,328
Students reached via Firefighters in Safety Education
Latest Burn Bulletins
The Burn Bulletin is a monthly electronic newsletter with articles on upcoming and past AARBF events and programs and news of interest to fire fighters, burn survivors, the medical community, donors and volunteers.
04 Dec 2020
December 2020 Burn Bulletin
In celebration of this anniversary, we are working on putting together a commemorative coffee table book that will include 50 stories….YOUR stories! These will be stories from burn survivors, volunteers, firefighters, nurses, educators, donors, family members, friends…everyone who has made AARBF what it is today!
23 Nov 2020
Ethan, David and Frani Ruch’s Stories
“When a family grieves together, a family heals together. And if one doesn’t heal the same way, they can help each other through it differently.”-Ethan ...