Providing a "home away from home" for military families to be close to a loved one during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury. LEARN MORE

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July 22, 2010: Grand Opening of the Boston Fisher House

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September 1, 2010: Congratulation to the 2010 Newman's Own Award Recipients

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Recent News & House Highlights

Obama's Memorial DayMAY 31, 2010

After leaving the cemetery, Obama visited a new suburban facility that provides housing for military families who want to stay close to their hospitalized loved ones. The president spent 30 minutes at the Fisher House at Hines VA Hospital near Maywood, talking with injured service members and their families, the White House said. Full story

New Fisher House to open at HinesMAY 28, 2010

Illinois has a new facility to provide a 'home away from home' for families of wounded service members. The first Fisher House in the state is located at Hines VA hospital and is designed to help relatives of wounded military personnel. Full story

Air Force senior leaders break ground for
special Fisher House at DoverMay 1, 2010

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, and Ken Fisher, Fisher House Foundation chairman, participated in a special groundbreaking ceremony May 1 for a Fisher House on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Full story

President Barack Obama donates $250,000 of his Nobel Peace Prize
award to Fisher House

Statement from Fisher House Foundation Chairman and CEO Kenneth Fisher

"We are thrilled and honored to be chosen as a recipient of President Obama's Nobel Prize award money. For 20 years, Fisher House has supported our troops and veterans by providing housing for their loved ones during their care and rehabilitation at military installations and VA medical centers around the world. It is a responsibility we take very seriously and have accepted as our duty and obligation to our servicemen and women."

"More than 130,000 families have crossed the thresholds of Fisher Houses around the world. And, with this additional financial support, we'll be able to do so much more to give back and give thanks to those who risk their lives for our freedom. Ninety-six cents of every dollar donated to Fisher House goes directly towards program costs, but 100 percent of this contribution will go directly to supporting the Fisher Houses we're building at Bethesda Naval Hospital and Dover Air Force Base. We're grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their support and generosity."

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