Ronald McDonald House Charities creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well being of children. With programs such as Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, we help well over 10,000 families every day worldwide and Ronald McDonald House saves families over $226 million a year in hotel costs alone.

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With your help, families staying at a Ronald McDonald House receive:

  • Home-cooked meals and private bedrooms to sleep in
  • Arts and crafts activities, and other non-clinical support services
  • An extended network of support and a connection to others going through similar hardships
  • A warm, supportive alternative to costly hotels and uncomfortable hospital waiting rooms
  • Perhaps most important…more time with their sick child to help in the healing process

In return, families are asked to make a donation from $5 to $25 per day depending on Ronald McDonald House. But if that is not possible, they stay for free.

Read articles about how our staff helps to make a difference:

  • A Big Win for a Little Girl

    Little Sophie was born with a heart defect that is almost always fatal. She spent the first several months of her new life in the neonatal ICU in Dublin, Ireland. Not wanting to be far away from their daughter, Sophie’s parents found a welcome home at the nearby Ronald McDonald House. Her big brother came along too.

  • When Time Means Everything

    The Ciacciarellis didn’t have much time with their young son, Max. But Ronald McDonald House volunteers provided them with as much as possible.

  • Opening the Door to Care

    The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile helped 16-year-old Tina Marie, who had been diagnosed with scoliosis two years earlier, when no one else could.

  • Family Room an Oasis of Calm

    Alison tells the story of her son, Harry, and how she found respite in a Ronald McDonald Family Room.

  • Mobilizing Early Detection

    The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile program of RMHC Poland gives hope by increasing childhood cancer detection and improving treatment.

  • The Sky’s the Limit

    In 1985 Southwest Airlines adopted RMHC as its primary charity. The company has donated millions of dollars, and flown families in need, extending support beyond monetary donations through volunteerism and other events.

  • What I Wish I Knew

    Get advice from Melanie, who learned a great deal about her family and her family’s strength when her daughter, Maddie, needed heart surgery and stayed at a Ronald McDonald House.

  • A Day in the Life of a House

    A day in the life of the Ronald McDonald House in Toronto, Canada.