The dream for affordable lodging takes root when Frankie DuBose speaks with a social worker from Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. The social worker shares the challenges patients face accessing lodging during treatment, especially those commuting from far distances. Frankie envisions a place that provides not only lodging, but comfort, support, and care.
Inspired by overwhelming enthusiasm, the Durham Advisory Committee officially adopts the Caring House project and launches fundraising efforts.
The Caring House Committee expands to 65 members, including founders Frankie and Pete DuBose, Patricia Joklik, Martha Uzzle, Barbara Booth, Bunny Kerns, and Susie Leaming Huffines. Duke University agrees to sell land on Pickett Road to the Medical Center to support the creation of Caring House.
Duke University Medical Center commits $300,000 toward Caring House. Plans are developed for an 18-guest room facility, including a multipurpose room with TV, a shared dining room, kitchen, library, and manager’s apartment.
Caring House officially opens its doors —welcoming its first guests and bringing the vision to life.
Caring House welcomes its first guests to a newly renovated apartment, designed to support adults receiving bone marrow and stem cell transplant treatment at Duke Cancer Institute.
Recognizing the growing need for affordable lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers, Caring House launches a campaign focused on expanding capacity. Through strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and early fundraising efforts, the foundation is laid for a long-term vision to grow our impact and reach more families in need of support during treatment.
Caring House unveils a refreshed brand and new tagline, Community Grows Here, reflecting a renewed commitment to serving more families with compassion and care.
We break ground on a new facility expansion to increase capacity, enhance the guest experience, and extend the circle of care for patients and their loved ones.
The dream for affordable lodging takes root when Frankie DuBose speaks with a social worker from Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. The social worker shares the challenges patients face accessing lodging during treatment, especially those commuting from far distances. Frankie envisions a place that provides not only lodging, but comfort, support, and care.
Inspired by overwhelming enthusiasm, the Durham Advisory Committee officially adopts the Caring House project and launches fundraising efforts.
The Caring House Committee expands to 65 members, including founders Frankie and Pete DuBose, Patricia Joklik, Martha Uzzle, Barbara Booth, Bunny Kerns, and Susie Leaming Huffines. Duke University agrees to sell land on Pickett Road to the Medical Center to support the creation of Caring House.
Duke University Medical Center commits $300,000 toward
Caring House. Plans are developed for an 18-guest room facility, including a multipurpose room with TV, a shared dining room, kitchen, library, and manager’s apartment.
Caring House officially opens its doors —welcoming its first guests and bringing the vision to life.
Caring House welcomes its first guests to a newly renovated apartment, designed to support adults receiving bone marrow and stem cell transplant treatment at Duke Cancer Institute.
Recognizing the growing need for affordable lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers, Caring House launches a campaign focused on expanding capacity. Through strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and early fundraising efforts, the foundation is laid for a long-term vision to grow our impact and reach more families in need of support during treatment.
Caring House unveils a refreshed brand and new tagline, Community Grows Here, reflecting a renewed commitment to serving more families with compassion and care.
We break ground on a new facility expansion to increase capacity, enhance the guest experience, and extend the circle of care for patients and their loved ones.
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