Established in 2021, the Welcome Home Annual Fund at Nora’s Home is a way to support the ongoing operational needs of our facility and bridges the gap between the true cost of a night’s stay and what guests pay. Guest stay revenues do not cover the entire operating budget of Nora’s Home: our guests pay an average of $25/night. The Welcome Home Annual Fund makes up that crucial difference.
Gifts to the Welcome Home Annual Fund ensure the financial health and longevity of Nora’s Home. This fund provides for the items that create a home – 24-hour staff and housekeeping; functional goods such as kitchenware, linens and toilet paper; sanitation protocols that make the home safe; and professional services that keep the house running – as well as the resources necessary to secure our future.
Your gift will provide financial assistance to guests in need and will ensure the doors of Nora’s Home always remain open. Every gift, regardless of size, makes a true difference to Nora’s Home, our guests and their caregivers. Your gift is an expression of confidence in the home and assists in maintaining the quality and affordability of a stay at the home.
What do you enjoy most about Nora’s Home?
I enjoy meeting new people, and you meet so many people here! I have also really enjoyed the weekly sewing classes with Marcia. She comes every week to volunteer, and I have kept busy during my time at
Nora’s Home. I’ve made so many special quilts for my family. And certainly, one of the things I enjoy most is the staff. Everyone is so nice and friendly and genuinely cares how we’re doing. There is always a smile on their face, they make each visit here a homecoming.
What would you say to the supporters of Nora’s Home?
Please keep giving! This place is a necessity for us. There isn’t a place outside Nora’s Home that people can afford. I don’t know what my family would have done without this place! My life, our lives, would have been very different.
Fun Fact: Emilia helped kick off the Art Tile Project that adorns the walls in the home. She started staying with us while in high school and was able to encourage guests to leave their mark.
What do you enjoy most about Nora’s Home?
Two words: Ease and Convenience. For years, I stayed at hotels and that costs a lot. Nora’s Home is very reasonable and convenient, and you are surrounded by people who understand where you are at. The convenience of being around people who know what you’re doing and who know why you’re here is the most practical thing a human being can encounter during a transplant. I stayed here the first week Nora’s Home opened and attended the Grand Opening!
What have you enjoyed most about Nora’s Home?
Josiah’s favorite thing to do at Nora’s Home was play games, watch TV, and he also really loved the Creation Station to do arts and crafts! He could spend all day there coloring and drawing!
What your hopes for Josiah?
From Josiah’s parents: Our hope for Josiah is to live a long, happy, and healthy life. For him to get older and share his testimony with others – that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. We hope that he shares his faith and strength through it all.
The Founder’s Society*
Champion for Life
Open Door Benefactor
Home Heroes
$10,000 +
$5,000 – $9,999
$2,500 – $4,999
Nora’s Patron Levels
Heart of Houston
Nora’s Neighbors
Community Cornerstone
$1,000 – $2,499
$500 – $999
$250 – $499
