Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Of The Bluegrass Inc

Programs: House program - the ronald mcdonald house charities of the bluegrass house program provides temporary housing for critically ill or injured children and their families during their period of treatment. They can enjoy transportation to and from local hospitals three times per day, home-cooked meals, laundry facilities, a bedroom with a private bathroom, indoor and outdoor play areas for children, and recreational activities. For the year ended december 31, 2016, 6,813 nights of lodging were provided, and room contributions by guests totaled 10,307.

family room program - the ronald mcdonald family room began welcoming guests in 2009 inside the walls of kentucky childrens hospital in lexington, ky. The family room provides a comforting and quiet area of respite, relaxation, and reflection for families and loved ones of children who are being treated in the critical care units (neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric intensive care unit)of the hospital. The family room is staffed with helpful, specially trained and screened volunteers. Guests of the family room will find comfortable seating areas complimentary snacks, mcdonalds coffee, books and magazines as well as the use of portable electronic devices (dvd and cd players)with a library of family-friendly media.

charitable grant making program - ronald mcdonald house charities of the bluegrass, through funds designated from mcdonalds of central and southeastern kentucky, provides charitable grants to local projects, programs, or organizations that directly benefit individuals in the southeastern and central kentucky region in amounts ranging from 1,000 - 5,000. The project, program, or organization should benefit children, have consistent and effective management in place, demonstrate clear goals and objectives, have a broad base of funding support in place, and have a demonstrated ability to respond to the needs of specific groups of children in a manner that yields measurable results. In 2016, rmhc of the bluegrass provided five grants ranging from 2,250-3,000 to local projects, programs, and organizations.

other program expenses that are not directly allocable to the organization's three major programs.