Donation a lasting impact to the support and services Fisher Houses offer to Veterans and family members
You may already be familiar with the commissary benefit, but did you know that Your Commissary works with its industry partners and community groups to support the military community in other ways, too? One example is our partnership with the Fisher House Foundation in support of the Scholarships for Military Children program, which recently began accepting applications for academic year 2024-2025!
Dallas VA Fisher House is a 21-bed home away from home for patients and families receiving life-saving medical care and treatment.
American Legion Post 273 presented a donation of over $29,000 to the Bay Pines VA Fisher House. It is the second largest check presented by the post in the past six months.
Fisher House Foundation maintains hotel-like properties for families who live far from their medical care.
At Fisher Houses, Veterans and families stay free. Available to families of Veterans receiving care at the medical center or nearby community hospitals.
The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Fisher House reached a milestone in July by serving its 2,500th Veteran family. The Fisher House offers a “home away from home” for Veterans and loved ones.
After her son was killed in Bagdad, Cynthia Garcia made good on a promise to him that he would not be forgotten. Today, there are Adam’s Corners in Fisher Houses, born from a mother’s love for her son.
Oklahoma City VA Health Care System has been selected to receive a Fisher House. This will be the first Fisher House in the state of Oklahoma. “A home away from home” for families of Veteran patients.
VA Fisher House Team is busy making some holiday magic for our Veterans and their families with a little extra pixie dust… providing holiday gifts and meals for guests over the next couple of weeks.
VA’s Secretary’s Center for Strategic Partnerships created a call to action requesting support to assist Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intel immediately responded with 450 laptops.
The VA Fisher House program expanded from 43 to 48 VA Fisher Houses in 2020. The latest is the new 16-suite Fisher House on the campus of the Veterans Health Care System in New Orleans, Louisiana.