We celebrated a milestone in Family House history on September 12, 2018 as the community gathered to break ground for our expansion. The expansion will nearly double the number of guest rooms, from 40 to 75, and the groundbreaking brings us closer to our dream of bringing comfort and care to… Read More

We are incredibly fortunate that many groups in the Chapel Hill area and beyond contribute to SECU Family House on a regular basis. Their giving takes on many forms: preparing meals for our guests; collecting items from our Wish List; deep cleaning our kitchen; organizing our pantries; makin… Read More

We have just learned that SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals has won the 2018 Outstanding Philanthropic Organization Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Triangle Chapter. It's safe to say that we at Family House are all abuzz with excitement! "The NPD Awards Selec… Read More

We’d like to thank UNC 6 West, a unit of UNC Medical Center, for providing breakfast for Family House guests continually and just recently. Led by nursing assistant Kim Nguyen, pictured here in the black shirt, this spirited group prepared a delicious breakfast. As the aromas … Read More

A few years ago, Phil Edwards was living his best life, teaching an English conversational class in central Japan while enjoying the beautiful country.  While there, he met his future bride, Misaki. They married a couple of years later. Shortly after their return to Rock Hill, South Car… Read More

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