With your help, we provide families with better access to the care their sick child needs.
We help families struggling with problems like how to stay near and support a hospitalized child, how to afford staying together in another city while a child is undergoing treatment, or even how to get basic medical care in a vulnerable community. We provide solutions for these and other issues related to easing the hardship of children’s illness on families through our three core programs.
Ronald McDonald House®
Two Ronald McDonald House programs provide more than a place to stay for families who must travel far from home for pediatric care; they provide comfort, support, and resources just steps from the hospital.
Cart with a Heart
We operate Ronald McDonald Hospitality Cart programs in Children’s National Medical Center and Inova Children’s Hospital. Lovingly called, “Cart with a Heart,” the Hospitality Cart programs provide bedside amenities and comfort to parents and other caregivers while they remain with their hospitalized child.