The heartbeat of the Ronald McDonald House is the families we serve. Their journeys and experiences, highs and lows, setbacks and celebrations, and tears and laughter fill every room. During a time of incredible uncertainty for families with sick children, in a world where even greater uncertainty exists for vulnerable populations, the House provides hope. With courage and strength, our Bay Area community comes together to stay by families’ side throughout their medical journey.
We remain grateful to you for your steadfast support. Just as Ronald McDonald House programs and services empower families, your investment of time and money empower us to take the right next steps to achieve our vision to help every family who faces barriers to medical care for their sick child.
With Gratitude,
Laura Keegan Boudreau
Chief Executive Officer
Ronald McDonald House Bay Area
When a child is seriously ill, the whole family needs care. Our new report shares what hospital teams told us families need most, and how Ronald McDonald House Bay Area is growing to be by their side through the full medical journey.
Since 1979, Ronald McDonald House Bay Area has been partnering with our region’s children’s healthcare providers to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. Over the years — and only because of the generosity of donors who have supported our cause — we have evolved. We continue to develop programs to meet families’ needs as they face the medical uncertainty and financial stress of caring for their children.
Today, Ronald McDonald House Bay Area serves critically ill children through a network of Ronald McDonald House programs that provide housing, meals and psychosocial support inside or nearby Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland. Additionally, in partnership with La Clinica de la Raza, our Chapter operates a Ronald McDonald Care Mobile that offers free oral health care services to vulnerable children in Contra Costa County.
An anchor for families & critically ill children in medical crisis.
Ronald McDonald House Bay Area provides medically underserved families and sick children with essential housing, meal and support services as they access specialized care at our partner hospitals.
Tackling food insecurity inside hospitals through our Feed the Love Meal Program. Learn More
Families: We hold families at the heart of our mission and all our decisions.
Relationships: We nurture relationships and create communities—between families, each other and with the volunteers, donors and partners who make our work possible.
Excellence: We support each other in achieving excellence by being innovative, financially healthy, accountable for results, solutions-oriented, and continuously improving.
Purpose: We find purpose in all that we—and those around us—do in support of families. Our work matters.
Diversity: We embrace diversity, welcoming all people, listening to all perspectives and creating a sense of belonging for the families we serve, and the staff, volunteers, donors and partners who support them.
Integrity: We commit to integrity by modeling fair, honest, responsible, and respectful behavior.
