Coming Soon! Dewey’s Pop-Up Shop to Benefit the Family House

Coming Soon! Dewey’s Pop-Up Shop to Benefit the Family House November 18 – December 23   Shop your Dewey’s holiday favorites at our Dewey’s pop-up location (125 Jonestown Road, in the Summit Station Plaza) location and help families in…

Your Secret Talent

Connecting Families Connecting families to resources they don’t know exist. By Lindley Curtis If you’ve donated in the past year, chances are some of your dollars went towards supporting my new position as the Family House’s new Support Services Coordinator.

TP the Family House!

Toilet Paper Drive Runs Month of October Ever want to TP a house? Now’s your chance! October will be the month to TP the Family House! (No throwing rolls of toilet paper into trees required.) With 45 bedrooms you can…

Sawtooth School for Visual Art Gives Guests a Reason to Smile

  Art for Wellness To give guests a creative way to heal outside of the hospital, and to help their minds rest from their illness or their loved one’s illness, the Family House partners with Sawtooth School for Visual…

Milk Money Challenge Reaches Goal

Your support is legendairy and we think that you’re amoozing! Thank you for helping us reach our Milk Money goal to provide guests with all they need for breakfast.  …

Education Program Receives Generous Gift

Advocating for Caregivers In July, a loyal donor to the SECU Family House made a gift to the Family House Education Program at the Partners in Hospitality Sustainer Level. This gift will provide training for future doctors, nurses, physician…

Trading a Day at the Pool for a Day of Service!

Making a Splash While most people are lounging at the pool, four groups of teenagers and two churches traded some of their vacation time for service at the Family House. It was such a blast hosting the Teens in the…

RAI Sale Can Be Your Opportunity for Tax Advantaged Giving

Stock With the pending sale of Reynolds American, many shareholders will make a decision to receive cash. Stock held outside a retirement plan may be gifted to a charity prior to sale, hence, no capital gains taxes will have to…

A Day Without a Volunteer

They’re Irreplaceable What Are The Odds? What are the odds?  Karen’s husband fell ill and needed emergency surgery in her hometown at the exact time her mother was scheduled for major cancer surgery in Winston Salem. “My life was completely…

Is Your Laundry in the Fridge?

We Can Help There is a new support services section on the Family House website that gives you resources and organizations that may help in your county or health situation. We want to care for the whole person —body, mind, and…