Rising high school seniors Sydney Simpson-Vos and Lindsay Kivel wanted to give back to the community. So they started a club at nearby Jordan High School and called it “SECU Helping Hands.” After some back-and-forth discussions with Aimee Jones, our Volunteer Services Assistant, … Read More

Former guest Tonya Williams is no stranger to our Guest Kitchen. In 2008 she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Charlotte, North Carolina. When those treatments failed, Tonya was referred to UNC Health and received a stem cell transplant. She spent a month in their care befor… Read More

The word that best describes the past year for Family House is flexibility. The first nine months of our fiscal year were met with success in so many different ways. We served large numbers of guests and our volunteer team and donors answered the call again and again. The House was abuzz w… Read More

We're ringing in our new fiscal year on July 1, 2020! Help us welcome to the Family House Board of Directors Reagan Greene Pruitt, VP of Marketing & Community Engagement at Blue Cross NC and Matthew Arnold, Retired (Scriptorium). Please scroll below to learn more… Read More

We're honored to announce that in June 2020 the Healthcare Hospitality Network (HHN) has awarded SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals with Certified Hospitality House (CHH) status. Since 1981, HHN has been representing the important work of hospitality houses as they serve patients and famili… Read More

Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle once said, “There’s nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.” Viewed by historians as a major morale leader for soldiers in the United States because of his heart for volunteering and taking up causes for the betterment of others, his words r… Read More

We feel incredibly fortunate that after our guests check-out of Family House, many of them become donors. Such is the case with former guest Lorraine Hall of Lancaster, South Carolina. Four years ago she and her dear husband, Edward, stayed here while he underwent cancer treatment at UNC Hea… Read More

** A SPECIAL NOTE FROM JANICE McADAMS, FAMILY HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON MAY 28, 2020 ** It's great news that UNC Health has begun seeing a broad spectrum of patients again. Many of these patients are ones we often serve: cancer, bone marrow, and solid organ transplant patients. In coordi… Read More

** last updated November 17 2020 ** IS SECU FAMILY HOUSE AT UNC HOSPITALS OPEN? Yes. Family House reopened with limited capacity and high precaution on Monday, June 1, 2020. We intentionally filled guest rooms slowly in order to ensure that the new practices we have put in place will keep … Read More

While Family House has been temporarily closed to guests due to prevent a potential outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a bustle of activity at the House. Significant progress is being made on the building expansion that will add 35 guest rooms. The kitchen/dining room renovation started ea… Read More