Can you believe it's almost here? Giving Tuesday 2020 is December 1, 2020! Often stylized as #GivingTuesday, this annual event occurs on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It's a movement to create an international day of charitable giving following the commercialism of Bl… Read More

You can make a meaningful difference in the lives of more than 2,300 people every year - and have some holiday fun from the comfort of your own home! Join us on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at The Gala | Home Edition for our thirteenth annual major fundraiser. This year we will meet by Zoom. T… Read More

Family House Guest Deborah battles chronic severe rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disorder that affects the lining of joints. For the past fifteen years, she’s been making an eight-hour train ride from her home in Cockeysville, Maryland, to receive treatment under th… Read More

Volunteers are the heart of the home when it comes to SECU Family House. Some of our volunteers hear about our volunteer opportunities through friends, while others find out about us through word of mouth. Then there are those volunteers who come to us with personal knowledge and experience… Read More

We get to know a lot of our guests at the coffee station during the early morning hours of the day before they head to UNC Health for world-class healthcare. Deborah Decker was a recent guest who we had the privilege of chatting with each morning. For six weeks early last winter, she wo… Read More

** A SPECIAL NOTE FROM JANICE McADAMS, FAMILY HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ** On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals had a guest who tested positive for COVID-19. Working with UNC Hospitals, arrangements were made for the patient to stay elsewhere, which happened that s… Read More

The reasons people volunteer are many and will vary person to person. What we do know is that when you find the right fit as a volunteer, you'll enrich the lives of others and your life will be made better by the experience. SECU Family House volunteers come from all walks of life, backgrou… Read More

What a year for SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals! We welcomed 1,779 guests, and together, with our dedicated volunteers, we learned so much about our strength to adapt when we are met with adversity.  We enter 2021 a stronger organization. One of the integral aspec… Read More

It remains the best part of our days here at SECU Family House when we have the opportunity to really get to know our guests. Such is the case with recent guest Deborah Knight. Hailing from Jackson, North Carolina in Northampton County, Deborah saw her regular doctor last fall because she wa… Read More

We recently bid a fond farewell to Ariyah April, our part-time Marketing Associate. In the all too brief three years that she was with us, she maintained and managed all things related to marketing, branding, messaging and social media. This while maintaining her art and consulting business … Read More