Heart on Fire Support Network
You are not alone.
We walk beside burn survivors, trauma survivors, families in crisis, and young adults ; offering compassion, community, and a path toward healing.
No Burn Survivor Should Heal Alone.
Heart on Fire Support Network provides financial assistance, emotional support, community connection, and practical resources to help burn survivors rebuild their lives after injury.
How We Help
Real support. Real people. Real change.
From emergency housing assistance to peer connection and community. Our programs address the full spectrum of what survivors need to heal and move forward.
Rent Assistance
Stability starts with a roof overhead. We connect survivors and families in crisis with emergency rental support so they can focus on healing not just survival.
Peer Support
Sometimes the most powerful voice is one that truly understands. Our trained peer supporters, many of them survivors themselves, walk alongside you with lived empathy.
Survivor Community
Healing happens in community. Our survivor network creates a space of belonging where burn survivors, trauma survivors, and their families find connection and shared strength.
Volunteer Opportunities
Give your time, your skills, and your heart. Volunteers are the backbone of our network and many find that giving back becomes its own path to healing.
Donations
Every contribution, large or small, directly funds programs, peer support, and resources for those who need them most. Your generosity changes lives.
Partnerships
We collaborate with hospitals, shelters, schools, and community organizations to ensure survivors are never left without a warm hand to reach for.
What the world sees
Burn recovery & visible wounds
What lies beneath
Our Framework
The Heartberg Model™
Seeing the whole person, not just the surface.
Like an iceberg, what the world sees after a burn or trauma — the scars, the crisis, the visible wound is only a fraction of what a survivor carries. Beneath the surface lies hidden trauma, emotional pain, grief, and a loss of identity that the medical system often never addresses.
The Heartberg Model™ is our proprietary framework for whole-person recovery. It guides how we listen, how we support, and how we design every program ensuring we meet survivors at the depth of their experience, not just the surface of their circumstances.
Developed through nearly three decades of work in education, wellness, athletics, leadership development, and recovery, this model is the heart of everything we do.
Founder Spotlight
Meet Eric Zeigler
Burn Survivor. Air Force Veteran. Educator. Coach. Entrepreneur.
After surviving burns over 50% of his body, Eric founded Heart on Fire Support Network to ensure that no burn survivor faces recovery alone. He has spent nearly three decades educating students, coaching athletes, building wellness programs, and inspiring audiences and today channels all of it into this mission.
Who We Serve
Every journey deserves support.
No matter where you are in your story, we meet you there with warmth, without judgment, and with genuine care.
Burn Survivors
Healing from burns goes far beyond the physical. We walk alongside survivors through recovery, rebuilding confidence, and reclaiming life with dignity and hope.
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Trauma Survivors
Trauma leaves invisible wounds. Our compassionate programs offer a safe space to process, heal, and rediscover strength — at your own pace, without judgment.
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Families in Crisis
When a family is in crisis, every member is affected. We provide guidance, resources, and a steady hand to help families find stability and move forward together.
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Youth & Young Adults
Young people facing hardship deserve more than survival — they deserve to thrive. We offer mentorship, community, and tools to build a future full of possibility.
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Be part of the healing.
Whether you give your time, your resources, or simply spread the word because there is a place for you in this community.
Volunteer
Offer your time and skills to support our programs and the people we serve.
Become a VolunteerDonate
Your generosity directly funds programs, resources, and care for those in need.
Make a DonationRefer Someone
Know someone who could use our support? We make it easy to connect them with help.
Make a ReferralReady to take the first step?
Reaching out takes courage. We're here warm, ready, and honored to walk this path with you.