Keeping Families Close

Ronald McDonald House Charities® Southwest Florida gives a family with a sick child what they need most — each other.

Faced with a child’s illness, life stops overnight and parents enter a world of fear and worry. For parents who don’t live close to the medical care their child needs, there’s added stress. Distance. Most families have to travel hours for treatment. Living expenses quickly add up. Long drives, lost jobs, worried siblings, sleeping in cars, being far from family and friends. These are extra burdens no family should have to experience.

That’s why we’re here to help – don’t go through this alone.

What does the Ronald McDonald House Charities® SWFL do?

With the generosity of our community, the efforts of our volunteers, staff and local McDonald’s restaurant owner-operators, we are meeting our mission through three programs. 

• The Ronald McDonald House® provides lodging, meals, and other supportive services for families with children receiving medical treatment. Families can stay at a Ronald McDonald House anywhere from one night to several months, depending on their family’s needs;
• The Ronald McDonald Family Room® at Golisano Children’s Hospital provides food, refreshments, laundry facilities and a relaxation area for family members of hospitalized children;
• The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® Program provides dental care through our partnership with two health care providers to underserved children. Of the 43 RMHC Care Mobile programs worldwide, we proudly have two to serve our community.

What is the Ronald McDonald House Charities® SWFL Mission?

When a child is sick, the entire family needs comfort and support. At Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida, families have the opportunity to be fully involved with health care providers about the care and support services that their.

We strongly believe that when families are together they cope better, which is why we make it our mission that no family has to deal with their child’s medical crisis alone.