We are hiring!  Please see the job description below: HR Manager Part Time, 15-20 hours per week$25-$30 per hour SECU Family House is a safe, nurturing, affordable home for patients and their loved ones who travel great distances to UNC Hospitals for life-saving procedures and serio… Read More

Bear Edmisten and Tina Riley “I want everyone to know what a blessing this place (SECU Family House) is.” This is one of the first things Bear Edmisten shared with us during a recent chat with him and his fiancé, Tina Riley. Staying at our hospitality house for sever… Read More

From the Desk of our Executive Director Dear Friends, Earlier this month, my upcoming retirement was announced. My ten years as Executive Director of SECU Family House have been the most fulfilling of my life. I wake up every morning excited to learn who we will be serving this day. Our st… Read More

From the Desk of our Executive Director -  It’s amazing the responses I get from my comments in this monthly newsletter.  A former guest from Mecklenburg County wrote, "Some people have a home away from home in the mountains or at the beach.  Our home away from home is … Read More

As previously announced, our beloved Janice McAdams is retiring. The search for a new Executive Director for Family House has begun. The document below outlines the highlights and scope of the position. To apply please submit the following: In one document, please submit a cover letter (inc… Read More

Carole Norman and Liz Lane Carole Norman and Liz Lane have been together for 36 years and have been married since 2014. Hailing from New Bern, North Carolina, this affable couple recently sat down with us in the hearth room here at Family House to share Carole’s medical journey. Fi… Read More

VINCENT HUNTLEY Guests who walk through our doors leave a lasting impression on all of us. Often they share their stories with us: why they’re staying with us, where they’re from, the treatments they’re going through, and so on. While they all share the common denomina… Read More

From the Desk of our Executive Director - Here at Family House, we have a published rate for a standard room of $54 a night. That’s a gift to some, a hardship to others. Some guests need to pay less and we have a fund for those emergencies because of a few generous donors. Recently, … Read More

Guest Spotlight – Yen Nguyen It has often been said that our volunteers are the heart and soul of SECU Family House.  Recently, we’ve come to the conclusion that many of the caretakers who stay here can also be included in this group of caring, selfless and loving individ… Read More