Because A Family’s Love Is Good Medicine –

FOFH-IL is recognized by the Fisher House Foundation as the official sustaining, local non-profit group for the Hines VA Fisher House. To lend a hand, please send donations to FOFH-IL online or complete the form provided and mail with contribution.

Non-profit, fully volunteer Friends of Fisher House – Illinois (FOFH-IL) is dedicated to helping support Illinois’ only "home away from home" on Hines VA Hospital grounds. This Fisher House provides free lodging for as long as necessary for military families during medical crises. At this “comfort home,” they can be close to loved ones during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury. 

This program is meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

In addition to free accommodations, FOFH-IL has pledged to provide all special needs for military families, including groceries and beverages for all meals during their stays.

FOFH-IL also supports maintenance of the Hines VA Fisher House with the necessary janitorial cleaning supplies, paper goods and detergents.  In this role, we also serve as a conduit for organizations and individuals mounting drives to gather supplies and groceries for the military family guests. We invite you to join us via any of the many avenues we offer to continue providing this vital humanitarian support completely free of charge for every military family. 

In this way, we can help repay in some measure the tremendous hardships and sacrifices our military families make to preserve our freedom and safety.

Proud Supporter Sustaining Hines VA Fisher House with 13,000 Military Families Hosted Gratis

The latest feature of Heart Behind the House highlights Corporal Kyle Carpenter, USMC. Kyle’s family spent time in two Fisher Houses after he was injured in Afghanistan. On June 19, 2014, Kyle became the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor, and was presented the award in a White House ceremony.

“I wanted to join something, a purpose, an idea bigger than myself,” explains Medal of Honor recipient, Corporal Kyle Carpenter, USMC. “I didn’t want to wake up and miss an opportunity to serve. I was trying to make a difference.”

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As in all 92 Fisher Houses, these busts of Fisher House Foundation founders, Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher, watch over the “home away from home” they provided for military families facing medical crises.	Library provides a quiet setting for reflection, conversation, reading, working on puzzles and playing games.	Community Dining Room is decorated with upholstered chairs, paintings and coordinating floral arrangements.
Dream Community Kitchen features three restaurant-sized refrigerators, two restaurant-sized freezers, granite counters, two double ovens, two microwaves, two massive sinks. Counter cabinets are coded with suite numbers for dried and canned good storage.	Elevator Is Just One Of All Features Making Hines VA Fisher House Wheel- Chair Accessible.	Community Laundry Room is wheel-chair accessible so recovering wounded can adjust to doing household chores in wheel chairs.
20 Private Bedrooms With Adjoining Bathroom Suites come in single queen-sized or double twin-sized beds. Each is furnished with desk, radio/alarm clock, computer equipment, dresser, armchairs, television, closet with hangers, ironing board, laundry hamper and luggage rack.		Private Bathrooms With All Suites feature wheel-chair accessible showers.
Beautifully Appointed Family Room features All the Comforts of a “Home Away from Home” including a wide-screen television.	Beautiful Electricity-Supplied Gazebo is the scene of many outdoors activities.