Celebrating a Century of Helping Registered Nurses in Need
In 1924…
Emily Bourne left $300,000 in her will for the establishment of a home where nurses could go for respite from injury, illness, or disability.
(That bequest would be about $6 million today!)
This fund was used to incorporate Cobble Court Inc. and purchase a mansion on Long Island, which came to be known as the “Nurses House.” The beachfront home could house 60 guests at a time, and was often at capacity, especially during the summer months.
Nearly four decades later, as the result of changing times and changing needs, the governing body of the organization realized that nurses would benefit more from short-term financial assistance to help them get back on their feet. In 1959, the beachfront property was sold to create a national charitable fund dedicated to providing small personal grants to nurses who needed financial assistance. To maintain a tie to its founding roots, the new fund incorporated as Nurses House, Inc., and grew into a national organization with the same mission of helping nurses.
Now, 100 years since its founding, our mission continues and is more important than ever.
While registered nurses dedicate their lives to caring for others, many of them need help in their own lives with basic housing and healthcare costs. We have helped thousands of nurses recover and find stability in times of personal difficulty, and with your help our mission can continue.