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Highlights
A brief history of how Fisher House came into being.

1990
Pauline Trost, wife of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Carlisle Trost, presents to Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher the need for temporary lodging for families at major military medical centers.

1993
Fisher House Foundation, Inc. is established as the national not-for-profit organization.

1994 David Coker joins Fisher House Foundation as its first employee – he becomes the Foundation’s Executive Director.

2000 A June 15 ceremony in Portsmouth, VA marks the 10th anniversary of the Fisher House program.

2010 President Obama announces the proceeds from his children’s book will benefit Fisher House Foundation’s “Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships” for the sons and daughters of fallen/disabled service members.

FISHER HOUSE - HELPING OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN

Fisher House Boston The Fisher House program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

 DONATE NOW  Veteran with his wife and cat.

There is at least one Fisher House at every major military medical center to assist families in need and to ensure that they are provided with the comforts of home in a supportive environment. Annually, the Fisher House program serves more than 11,000 families, and have made available nearly three million days of lodging to family members since the program originated in 1990. By law, there is no charge for any family to stay at a Fisher House operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and Fisher House Foundation uses donations to reimburse the individual Fisher Houses operated by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. No family pays to stay at any Fisher House!