Families of vets will get ‘home away from home’ on VA Medical Center campus
Dana Kizer-Shands, president of the board of the Tennessee Fisher House Foundation, speaks during a press conference announcing a Fisher House will be built in Memphis. The Fisher House will provide temporary accommodations for families and caregivers of veterans receiving care at the Memphis VA Medical Center. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Fisher House, on the campus of the Memphis VA Medical Center, will provide no-cost accommodations for 16 families or veteran caregivers. The $9 million project is expected to open next fall.
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Aisling Mäki has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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