Family House is far better off for having the Butlers in our family. Linda recently shared why they support our non-profit: "Cliff and I are very lucky in our lives and we worked very hard during our careers as pharmacists. Witnessing what goes on around us, makes us so grateful that we want… Read More

On a recent fall evening, a group of graduate students from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Royster Society of Fellows prepared a marvelous dinner for our guests. Led by Sehrish Javaid, a doctoral student in the School of Dentistry and a graduate student in the Department of Pharmacology (pictu… Read More

 We’d like to thank the Alliance for Interior Decorators for getting our hospitality house ready for the holidays.   Led by designer and former Family House volunteer, Bren Eskridge, this is the tenth year in a row that this group has come to create their mag… Read More

The UNC Blood Donation Center, located on the third floor of the NC Cancer Hospital, is in need of platelet donors this winter season. Platelets are a life-saving blood component that are crucial to patients with cancer, blood disorders, trauma, and premature babies. Donors receiv… Read More

While Cheryl Batchelor may be one of our newest Board Members, she's certainly not a recent supporter of Family House! For several years now, Cheryl has regularly crafted meals and baked goods for Family House guests, volunteering alongside her colleagues from the SECU IT/Info. Support Depar… Read More

We’d like to extend a fond farewell to Carolyn Fuller, our Director of Annual Giving. Carolyn and her family are returning home to Winston-Salem to be closer to their families. We thank her for all she's accomplished for Family House and wish her all the very best as she begins another… Read More

Thanks to a village of volunteers and the leadership of Carolyn Fuller, SECU Family House Director of Annual Giving (left, in black), the Dewey’s Bakery Holiday Shop was a resounding success. Final sales totaled at almost $30,000, 35% of which benefiting the Family House Annual Fund to… Read More

Have you considered using a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to make gifts to SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals? You can learn more about QCD from a reputable third-party here.  If you're age 70 1/2 or older, consult your tax advisor to determine if a QCD is an advantageous way… Read More

Students from Scroggs Elementary School enjoyed a fun-filled day of volunteerism last year while assembling complementary "Grab & Go" bags for Family House guests. The "Scroggs Frogs" repeated this kind activity again recently. Balanced with an assortment of chips, dried fruit, an… Read More

No two days are ever the same at Family House. One constant, however, is that the House is always filled with volunteers filling a myriad of jobs, from working at the front desk and folding laundry to cleaning the kitchen and preparing meals.  On Mondays and Thursdays each week, you ca… Read More