A Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher House is a comfort home, built near military and VA hospitals for the families of our military and Veterans who need inpatient medical services. A temporary home away from home, Fisher Houses keep loved ones together in a supportive environment during medical crises, without the burden of an out-of-pocket expense. There are nearly 600,000 Service Members and Veterans
living in Michigan, and 5 major VA Medical Centers to support them. Working collaboratively with the Fisher House Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Fisher House Michigan (FHM) helped open Michigan's FIRST Fisher House in Ann Arbor in June 2020. Additionally, a future Fisher House has also been approved for the Detroit VA Hospital, and FHM has set a strategic goal of raising $20,000,000. This amount will fund these first two houses, support the families during their stay in these houses, and provide sufficient funds to endow a future for any other Fisher Houses in the state that the VA authorizes. As of November 2022, the FHM team has raised over $11,000,000 toward this lofty goal, and there are matching periods throughout the year, during which corporate donors will DOUBLE your gift! The Fisher House at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit will follow in time. The plan for the Detroit Fisher House was approved in March 2018; and land was acquired in January 2023! We are grateful for the support of Detroiters, the Mayor, and the Detroit City Council during this process. FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Fisher House Michigan at 313-483-6543 OR [email protected]
