Family House Inc

FAMILY HOUSE, INC. WAS FOUNDED AND OPERATES TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, OVERNIGHT, TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE THEY SEEK MEDICAL CARE. FAMILY HOUSE, INC. ALSO PROVIDES TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR VISITING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:SINCE 1983, FAMILY HOUSE HAS PROVIDED AN AFFORDABLE AND COMFORTABLE "HOME AWAY FROM HOME" FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WHO TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WITHIN ANY OF THE REGION'S WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS - ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK, THE VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, OR UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER. TO FULFILL ITS MISSION THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2022, FAMILY HOUSE OPERATED THREE HOUSES WITH A TOTAL OF 128 GUEST ROOMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, FAMILY HOUSE BEGAN TO RECOVER FROM THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. FAMILY HOUSE PROVIDED SAFE AND AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NEARLY 17,000 PEOPLE FOR JUST OVER 30,000 ROOM NIGHTS. GUESTS WHO STAY AT FAMILY HOUSE DURING FY22 WERE FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 8 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES; 67% WERE PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022, FAMILY HOUSE ACQUIRED A FORMER HOTEL PROPERTY AND BEGAN RENOVATING IT TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OPERATIONS INTO ONE FACILITY. THE NEW FACILITY WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.PROGRAMS:FAMILY HOUSE'S CHARITABLE CARE COMMITMENT HELPS TO ENSURE THAT ROOM RATES CHARGED TO GUESTS ARE APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TOTAL COST INCURRED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO OPERATE THEM. IN ADDITION TO ITS DEEPLY DISCOUNTED RATES, FAMILY HOUSE ALSO OFFERS: -FAMILY ASSISTANCE FUNDING. RECOGNIZING THAT SUDDEN AND TRAUMATIC MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS CAN DEVASTATE A FAMILY'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FAMILY HOUSE PROVIDES FURTHER RATE REDUCTIONS FOR THOSE GUESTS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AND LENGTH OF STAY. DURING FY21, FAMILY ASSISTANCE WAS EXTENDED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION, CLOTHING, AS WELL AS OTHER IMMEDIATE NEEDS.-HEALTHY BREAKFAST PROGRAM. FOUR DAYS A WEEK, FAMILY HOUSE PROVIDES A COMPLIMENTARY HEALTHY, "GRAB AND GO" BREAKFAST FOR OUR GUESTS IN EACH OF OUR THREE HOUSES.-FOOD PANTRY. EACH FAMILY HOUSE KITCHEN INCLUDES A PANTRY STOCKED WITH A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF FOOD ITEMS AVAILABLE TO ALL GUESTS. THIS AMENITY IS FREQUENTLY USED WHEN GUESTS ARRIVE LATE AT NIGHT, WHEN STORES AND RESTAURANTS ARE CLOSED, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO EAT. THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO USED BY GUESTS WITH FOOD INSECURITIES AND WHO CANNOT AFFORD A MEAL OUT.-VOLUNTEER MEAL PROGRAM. EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO COME TO ALL THREE FAMILY HOUSE LOCATIONS TO PREPARE AND SERVE TO OUR GUESTS. FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS TO RETIREES, CORPORATIONS, TO FAITH-BASED GROUPS, FAMILY HOUSE ANNUALLY WELCOMES WEEKLY VOLUNTEER GROUPS EVERY WEEK WHO TREAT OUR GUESTS TO A COMPLIMENTARY HOT MEAL. (THE MEAL PROGRAM WAS SUSPENDED FOR NEARLY ALL OF FY22 DUE TO THE ONGOING IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.) -AND MORE. FAMILY HOUSE ALSO HOSTS VISITS BY THERAPY DOGS AS WELL AS BY MUSICIANS, SUCH AS PIANISTS AND ACOUSTIC GUITARISTS. AND FAMILY HOUSE PARTNERS WITH CARNEGIE MUSEUMS OF PITTSBURGH, THE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM, PHIPPS CONSERVATORY, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AND OTHER CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES TO PROVIDE COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION PASSES FOR ITS GUESTS.

FAMILY ASSISTANCE TO SUBSIDIZE HOUSING COSTS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.