Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona

Imagine fear and uncertainty rushing over your body after receiving a devastating diagnosis from your child’s doctor. Now add the stress of learning that the critical medical care your child needs and deserves will take you miles away from your home and support system. Where will you stay? What will you eat? Can you afford to be away from home for that long? How will you keep your family together? It’s in these moments that Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona becomes a lifeline for families. Our mission is to provide a “home-away-from-home” for families who travel to the Valley for their child’s medical care. While doctors are taking care of patients, we take care of their families.

With three Houses in the Valley (two in Phoenix and one in Mesa), we can host up to 72 families each night. Families are welcomed with a private room where they can rest and rejuvenate after long days spent at the hospital. While they are in our care, we provide them nightly meals through our Dinnertime Heroes program, community spaces where they can build relationships with other families, and all the comforts of home, including laundry services, WiFi, and welcome bags filled with hygiene items and special gifts for all members of the family. These essentials help remove the burden of stress from families’ shoulders so they can focus on caring for their sick or injured children.

The care and compassion shown to families throughout our three Houses would not be possible without the generosity of the many hearts and hands who donate to Ronald McDonald House every year. As a completely community-funded organization, donations, no matter how large or small, are integral to the courage, hope, and togetherness the families we serve find within our spaces. Because of the generosity of so many, families are welcomed into our “home-away-from-home” free of charge.

Website: rmhccnaz.org