"We find ourselves supported by a family of strangers that have become friends helping each other stay strong, able to face a new day with hope, rather than discouragement and self pity. We cry together, laugh together, and send up prayers for each other."

Family House guest


"Family House is a beacon worth emulating. I don't know of any effort that has meant more to the community and to those who visit it."

Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph.D., Family House founder and board member emeritus


"At a time when the whole world seemed to be falling apart, Family House provided the most wonderful opportunity to rest comfortably among people who have one thing in common -- the patient."

Family House guest


"Family House is a model of what people can do together. We all understand that the reason Family House exists is to serve families. It is not to insure our continuation."

Joel H. Ettinger, Family House founder and board member


"Connecting to the neighborhood is important. That's what a porch is for. You find guests sitting on the porch during 30-degree weather because it makes them feel more a part of the neighborhood. They wave to people who walk by. The neighbors get to know them."

William B. Durkee, Family House architect


"The setting is astonishingly comfortable, as if you had wandered into a resort. Soft, plush couches are all about the room. Large windows gaze out on the rain-swept street. Restful oils and watercolors grace the walls, lamps and buckets of ferns complement the baby grand."

Pittsburgh Magazine


"It will soon be three weeks since I was a guest at Family House and I don't think you can ever understand how much I appreciate your home away from home. My daughter had a kidney transplant. We've been in and out of hospitals for seven years, but I never before had a place to stay that I didn't feel alienated, alone and depressed."

Family House guest


"Family House is a peaceful place. It has an effect on everybody. I'm most impressed with the courage and strength families have to handle crises on a daily basis. The ensemble is always ready to rally empathy and spirits. This has a big impact."

Family House guest


"I've been at heaven's gate. But right now I'm alive because I'm fortunate enough to be on the Novacor machine. And to be at Family House, where the atmosphere is much nicer than the hospital, even inspirational."

Family House guest