We’d like to thank the staff at 4 Anderson North, the Surgery Services Department at UNC Hospitals, for recently preparing a nourishing breakfast for our guests.  Led by nurse Agnes Royal, they arrived at 7 a.m. to start cooking and then an hour later, our guests were served a hot… Read More

This month we welcome four remarkable individuals to our board. Yomi Adigun, Ph.D., is an investment manager on the Public Securities team with DUMAC, Inc., an investment organization controlled by Duke University.  Kevin FitzGerald is a recent retiree who most recently worked as th… Read More

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to the newest members of our staff:  Vennie Greene, Claudette Whitted and Claire Veazey.  Vennie was hired to work as a regular Weekend House Manager.  Hailing from the Bronx, New York, she previously worked in the mental health field … Read More

Amy is a fighter and does not take “No” for an answer.  Seven years ago this retired Navy veteran was experiencing problems with her breathing.  She went to the VA Hospital near her home in Taylorsville, North Carolina. After several tests were done, she was eventually … Read More

Long-time and much-beloved staff member Allison Worthy is leaving Family House at the end of this month after more than six years as our part-time Volunteer Coordinator. Allison built and expanded the volunteer program, having an unforgettable impact not only on our guests but also on t… Read More

Since our opening just over nine years ago, our doors have stayed open to thousands of guests, hundreds of volunteers and a cadre of staff members. Throughout the years Family House has made our first-floor public areas available for small community gatherings such as a local quilters group … Read More

Maureen Kimani traveled to Family House from her small village just outside of Nairobi, Kenya, with her mom Rachel for life-changing surgery, thanks to the generosity of communities across the globe. Seventeen years ago when Maureen was just 3 years old, a fire broke out on the kitchen stov… Read More

The first Family House Fun for All weekend was a great success!  We had a great turnout over three days of events for all ages, raised funds from generous donors to support annual operating costs for a month's worth of rooms, and brought many new people to Family House to meet guests an… Read More

Sylvia Whitley is one of our many dedicated and hardworking volunteers. A retired 6th grade teacher, this native North Carolinian took it upon herself to speak with her friends at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill about Family House. Armed with wish lists in one hand and a speech i… Read More

Family House guests rely on the expertise of many types of medical professionals, and for a recent six-week period, the tables were turned. This past winter a group of graduate students in the Department of Allied Health Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill came to Family House to meet with guests d… Read More