Keeping Families Close

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

The Problem and Our Purpose: 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 an 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.

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. We provide impact through three core programs:

• The Ronald McDonald House® provides lodging, meals, and other supportive services;
• The Ronald McDonald Family Room® at Golisano Children’s Hospital provides food, laundry facilities, and a relaxation area;
• 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 2 to serve our community.