Benefactors | A portrait and bust of Zach and Audrey Fisher decorate the home Below | Longtime house manager Paula Gallero
Local spouse groups, family readiness groups and church
based organizations often stock the kitchen with staples and treats allowing those affected to spend more time at the hospital without the worry of preparing meals upon their late night return. On any given weekend, the two full sized refrigerators have prepared meals and homemade casseroles that are labeled and dropped off with love by volunteers. “Our family readiness group had a Bunco themed coffee in
the Fisher House’s spacious dining room,” said Cindy O’Berry. “Each participant brought a covered dish or casserole to donate for the families staying at the house; it’s great to be able to help other families while they are away from home.”
Any family member of an active duty or retired service
member who is being treated at the military hospital is eligible to stay at the Fisher House. In some locations, outpatients may also stay in the Fisher House. The Fort Bragg location can house seven families and they are breaking ground in the spring for a larger scale house that can accommodate 11 to 12 families. The new Fisher House will be one story and in closer proximity to the Warrior Transition Battalion. Since the start of the recent wars there has been an influx of service members who have sustained injuries and are not able to use the stairs. “There has been a real need for downstairs rooms and the single level home will be able to better meet the needs of injured
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