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

Nominations for the Annual SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals Volunteer of the Year Award are officially open!  Volunteers are a critical part of the network of support for Family House guests. Volunteers cook, clean, organize, entertain, fold laundry, haul groceries, staff the front de… Read More

On a recent weekday morning, LaTanya Nixon was in the kitchen, prepping a turkey for our house guests. She had looked on the meal calendar and noticed that no one had signed up to prepare dinner for our guests the following night. Mixing a concoction of spices that included cinnamon, no less… Read More

“You never think something bad will happen to you, especially when you feel strong and healthy.” In 2008, this is what Marie Perez was thinking when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. A long-time resident of Miami, Florida, this retired pre-school teacher was totally d… Read More

Thank you to all who supported our 40-day giving challenge – we surpassed our goal, raising enough to cover 40 rooms for 40 nights! Gifts from more than 250 generous friends were matched by our challenge donors, dollar for dollar, to raise nearly $140,000. We appreciate all who partic… Read More

Eight-year-old Larkin, from Jacksonville, North Carolina, recently decided that she wanted to do something special for our guests. With a little help from her mom, Susan, she put together a box full of holiday treat bags and then dropped them off with her family. As we’ve gotten to kn… Read More

The journey that leads many of our guests to Family House is oftentimes a long and unpredictable one.  Life can be going fine at one moment and then be turned completely upside down the next moment.  Seventeen years ago, Martha Valentine was diagnosed with tongue cancer while she … Read More

In this season of Thanksgiving, we’d like to share thoughts of gratitude from some of our guests. Each morning after the first pots of coffee are consumed and our guests make their way to UNC Hospitals, one thing that lingers is a spirit of gratitude – a spirit that has grown ri… Read More

The response in the first 20 days of our 40-day fundraising challenge has been tremendous! A new group of donors has been inspired to raise the bar $10,000 more, and our goal is now $50,000. These generous friends of SECU Family House will match every dollar you give to our annual fund … Read More

We are grateful for the on-going support we have received from the State Employees' Credit Union branches, Foundation, and various departments since we opened our doors 8-1/2 years ago. Teams from SECU have provided countless home-cooked meals for our guests, and Cheryl Batchelor and her IT … Read More