Fisher House Foundation
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| Founded | June 24, 1990 (as Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher House) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Founder | Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher |
| Type | Non-Profit Organization |
| Focus | United States military members, their families, and American military veterans |
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| Method | Construction of comfortable temporary lodging facilities near military hospitals |
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Key people
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Kenneth Fisher, Chairman |
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Employees
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18 |
| Slogan | "Fisher House – because a family’s love is good medicine" |
Fisher House Foundation is best known for a network of comfort homes where families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment. These homes are located at major U.S. military and VA medical centers nationwide, close to the medical center or hospital it serves. Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths. Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a dining room and a living room. Fisher House Foundation ensures that there is never a fee. Since inception, the program has saved military and veteran families an estimated $200 million in out of pocket costs for lodging and transportation.
Fisher House Foundation also operates the Hero Miles Program, using donated frequent flyer miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members as well as the Hotels for Heroes program using donated hotel points to allow family members to stay at hotels near medical centers without charge. The Foundation also manages a grant program that supports other military charities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses and children of fallen and disabled veterans. Fisher House has received an "A+" rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy and four out of a possible four stars from Charity Navigator
The Fisher House program was established by Zachary Fisher and his wife Elizabeth. The first "Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher House" was opened in Bethesda, Maryland, at the then–National Naval Medical Center on 24 June 1990. President George H. W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush opened the second Fisher House at the then–Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. To date, the program consists of more than 60 houses located near Veterans Affairs hospitals and military installations across the country and in Europe. From these locations, Fisher House serves more than 19,000 military families per year. The Fisher House program plans to build several more lodging facilities to complete its nationwide support network.
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