Ronald McDonald House Charities Of Madison

Programs: The organization owns and operates the 18-bedroom, 17,000 square foot ronald mcdonald house in madison, wisconsin. The house is located within walking distance of the american family children's hospital and a free shuttle service, operated with volunteer drivers, is provided to and from all madison area hospitals and affiliated clinics. The families of children may stay in the house. There is a suggested donation of $10 per night that is waived if the family cannot afford it. In addition to a room, the families are provided food, laundry facilities, and all the comforts of home. The house is staffed 24 hours per day and operates 365 days a year under the management of a small full-time staff, a part-time staff of 10, and 150 volunteers. In 2017, over 1,287 families were guests of the house.

rmhc-madison manages and operates a ronald mcdonald family room at st. Mary's hospital in madison. The ronald mcdonald family room is a 3,500 square foot space that provides every amenity of the ronald mcdonald house on a smaller scale to families who have children being treated at st. Mary's hospital. The family room has a kitchen, dining area, laundry facilities, computer room, children's library, quiet room, living room area, and 4 bedrooms with private bathrooms for parents with the most critical children. The ronald mcdonald family room is open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 7 days a week. Rmhc-madison provides a paid manager, four part-time supervisors for the weekends, and more than 60 volunteers to run the program. The space is always fully stocked with food and other supplies. There is no cost or suggested donation for use of this space. In 2017, the ronald mcdonald family room at st. Mary's hospital had 7,152 day visits and 2,115 overnight guests.

the organization provides free dental and medical services to children through the ronald mcdonald care mobile. The care mobile operates at public schools (based on the percentage of children who qualify for free or reduced lunches) in five counties in northern illinois. Since its inception, the care mobile has helped more than 20,000 children providing services worth in excess of $4 million by providing restorative care for uninsured or underinsured children, and offers sealants to any children who need them. In 2017, the ronald mcdonald care mobile visited 11 schools seeing almost 3,500 children and helped more than 700 children in northern illinois through 900 dental and medical visits.