Family House

Family House provides a special "home away from home" for adult patients and their families who must travel to Pittsburgh for treatment of serious or life-threatening illness. By offering convenient, affordable housing in a home-like environment, through a network of support, comfort, and compassion, Family House reduces emotional and financial stress for people facing a desperate medical crisis in a city where they are strangers

Service Opportunities:

  • Orienting families to the houses in Oakland-Providing the basic information families need with a reassuring welcome and helping them to find their way around Oakland, to and from the hospitals.
  • Maintaining contact with social workers-Volunteers assist the manager in receiving referral information and calling the appropriate social workers as rooms become available.
  • Switchboard-Each house has 39-40 guest rooms, incoming calls are connected with them or messages are taken. Volunteers also help with other clerical tasks.

    Contact:

    Sue Schrenk, Director of Volunteers
    233 McKee Place
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    (412) 647-5893