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- EIN 04-2627411
- (617) 734-3333
- 229 Kent St Brookline MA 02446-5462 USA
- www.rmhboston.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Cancer
Mission: Since 1979, the boston ronald mcdonald house has served as a home-away-from-home for children with cancer and their families. As an essential part of their overall care, the house provides its guests with low-cost and convenient accomodations in a safe and comfortable home-like setting. Here, children, families and caregivers find comfort and support among staff, volunteers and other families facing the life-changing realities of childhood cancer and other life-threatening hematological illnesses.
Programs: The boston ronald mcdonald house, located in brookline, massachusetts provides a home-away-from-home for children with cancer and their families. The facility, serving up to 22 families per night, includes the following: a 125-year-old victorian house with 9 bedrooms, a kitchen, dining and living rooms, computer room, playroom, game room, and laundry facilities; and a carriage house and annex with 13 studio apartments - the first of their kind in the country - that provide a relatively germ-free home for young patients recovering from bone marrow or stem cell transplants. The house also provides families with parking, an outdoor patio, picnic area, and playground.