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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      staff gives speech during grand re-opening of Fisher HouseIvana Jordovic, left, Travis Fisher House manager, thanks staff, guests and volunteers during the grand re-opening ceremony of Fisher House I Nov. 4, 2021, Travis Air Force Base, California. The newly-renovated Travis Fisher House I was originally built in 1994 and is one of the two Fisher Houses at Travis AFB. The Travis Fisher House facilities have a total of 23 rooms, seven in Fisher House I and 16 in Fisher House II, that was built in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)
                
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AFSVC makes Fisher Houses homes away from homePublished Dec. 28, 2022
                    
                    By David Ford
                    
                    
                    Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS)  --**The Department of the Air Force **Fisher House Program** provides housing to military and veterans during difficult times.People singingChildren of families and employees at a Travis Air Force Base, California, Fisher House sing along to Christmas carols Dec. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Sarah Johnson)
            
            
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**Air Force Services Center**.
Ivana Jordovic, manager for the Fisher Houses at **Travis Air Force Base**, California, recalls how right before the holiday season in 2019, the Travis AFB Fisher Houses provided hope for a father and retired service member who stayed by his daughter’s bedside while she went through medical treatments at the base. While there, the family home was destroyed by wildfires that ravaged the state.
“They lost everything,” Jordovic said. “The Travis Fisher House meant so much to this family as they were going through all of this. It became their only home, and it was our job to support them as they were not only dealing with their daughter’s treatments but also trying to rebuild a life ravaged by wildfires.”
From the foundation’s inception in 1990 until recently, each Air Force Fisher House operated independently. In 2020, AFSVC, a primary subordinate unit of the **Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center**, began program management and oversight responsibilities to provide consistency of care for families.
Each Fisher House provides up to 21 suites, including private bedrooms and baths, with a shared kitchen, laundry facilities, dining room and living room common areas.
“We had just realigned under AFSVC and were under a maintenance contract transition when the winter storm hit,” said Philip Harralson, **JB San Antonio-Lackland** Fisher House manager. “With leadership support, we worked with our base civil engineer to get the work completed as quickly as possible.”
“I’m an advocate for our house managers and help them find solutions to problems so they can remain focused on the families,” McLean said.
With leadership support being a critical component for success, the program manager conducts regular site visits and tours homes with installation leadership and civil engineers, sharing stories of families and the Fisher House mission along the way.960th Cyberspace Wing additional-duty first sergeants’ symposium participants perform community service at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Fisher House, March 7, 2022. The symposium included opportunities for community service and networking to help build strong community relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristian Carter)The 960th Cyberspace Wing additional-duty first sergeants’ symposium participants perform community service at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Fisher House, March 7, 2022. The symposium included opportunities for community service and networking to help build strong community relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristian Carter)
            
            
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Over the past three decades, the Fisher House Foundation has served more than 430,000 families across the Department of Defense, saving families an estimated $547 million in out-of-pocket costs for transportation and lodging.
In fiscal year 2022 alone, the DAF program assisted more than 3,800 families for a total of 22,778 bed nights. Volunteers also supported the Fisher Houses with more than 3,700 hours.
Keeping the houses up and running to Air Force standards sometimes requires additional funds and support. This is where AFSVC’s management support comes in.
“Going through a devastating illness or losing a loved one is traumatic and lifechanging. Mary and our Fisher House teams are dedicated to being there for our military members and their families at these most difficult times,” said Col. Carolyn Ammons, AFSVC commander.LR 



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