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

While SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our community members are choosing acts of kindness, putting the health and well-being of others at the forefront. We wanted to share just a bit of what we've witnessed in the last month alon… Read More

We look forward to National Volunteer Week every year, and this time is no different... except that, with social distancing, it is! Even from afar, our volunteers are very near and dear to our hearts. Through your compassion and work for others, your energy lights up the House and serves as… Read More