Ronald McDonald House Charities

As a major proponent of the importance of families being together at difficult times, Ronald McDonald House Charities is delighted to endorse the values upheld by National Family Week.
Jon Haward, Director

Website: www.rmhc.org.uk

Many sick children are now treated in specialist hospitals distant from their homes, as specialist medical treatments are increasingly provided from regional or national centres of excellence.

RMHC - Ronald McDonald House Charities - is an independent Charity which aims to provide free 'home away from home' accommodation at these hospitals, enabling families to stay close to their child and maintain a degree of normal family life.

The Charity has achieved a lot in the last 20 years. Fourteen Ronald McDonald Houses have been built which, along with 29 sets of Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, provide over 400 bedrooms every single night of the year. However, there is still a great deal to do. Many families still have to sleep on camp beds or in their cars in order to be close to their children, and RMHC is determined to help as many of these as possible.