Family House is delighted to announce that the John William Pope Foundation of Raleigh, N.C., has donated $30,000 to support our Family Assistance Fund, which ensures that our rates remain affordable for families seeking shelter with us.  “SECU Family House provides patients and … Read More

Nominations for the 2014 Volunteer of the Year will be accepted from February 2 through 20, 2015. Please let us know of a person or group who exhibits outstanding commitment to the SECU Family House community, as demonstrated through their commitment of time and willingness to give extra eff… Read More

Our 2015 Board of Directors held its first meeting under the leadership of new president Matt Ewend this month. We welcome three new Board members: Willy Hoos, Jay Patel and Peggy Richmond; the full list of Board members is on our website. We look forward to working with this accom… Read More

The nomination period for the fourth annual Butch and Tammy Davis Volunteer of the Year award ends February 20, 2015. Nominations are accepted from volunteers and staff, and are kept in confidence. We are fortunate to have many wonderful volunteers. This award honors a person or group who d… Read More

Private, corporate and family foundations provide generous support to Family House operations, programs and capital needs. Thank you to these top foundation supporters in the last year:  The John William Pope Foundation - $30,000 to fund a room for one year The Mia Hamm Foundation -… Read More

Nominations for the 2015 Volunteer of the Year will be accepted starting February 1, 2016. Please let us know of a person or group who exhibits outstanding commitment to the SECU Family House community, as demonstrated through their commitment of time, willingness to give extra effort to the… Read More

The State Employees Credit Union (SECU) announced a new fund to support SECU members who stay at SECU Family House in Chapel Hill during treatment at UNC Hospitals. The People Helping People Fund honors Jean and Jim Blaine. Jim is the former President of SECU … Read More

The SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals is planning an expansion from 40 to 75 rooms, and the member-funded State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Foundation has issued a $2M challenge grant to motivate statewide donations to the $8M building campaign. Family House is located near UNC Hospital… 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

The CarolinaEast Foundation has awarded $10,000 to the annual operating fund at SECU Family House to assist patients and families from the CarolinaEast Health System’s service area: Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Carteret and Onslow Counties. Nearly 1,700 guests have stayed at Family Hosue fr… Read More