The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Southwest Florida is to create, find and support programs that directly impact the health and well-being of children and their families in Southwest Florida.

The Problem and Our Purpose: Faced with a child’s illness, life stops overnight and parents enter a world of fear and worry. For parents who don’t live close to the medical care their child needs, there’s an added stress. Distance. Most families have to travel hours for treatment. Living expenses quickly add up. Long drives, lost jobs, worried siblings, sleeping in cars, being far from family and friends. These are extra burdens no family should have to experience.

With the generosity of our community, the efforts of our volunteers, staff and local McDonald’s restaurant owner operators, we are meeting our mission through five programs. RMHC of Southwest Florida supports:

• The Ronald McDonald House®
• The Ronald McDonald Family Room®
• The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® Program
• Grant Program
• Scholarship Program

We rely on fundraisers, general contributions, planned giving, and in-kind contributions to fund the significant balance of money required to operate all our programs. To all of you who contribute so generously, rest assured that your contributions are used effectively and are very much appreciated by the families and children we serve.

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IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE

At Ronald McDonald House Charities® Southwest Florida, our highest priority is the health and well-being of our families, volunteers, guests, and staff. With that said, effective immediately and until further notice, we are temporarily suspending the following:

• The Ronald McDonald Family Room®
• Any new check-ins to the Ronald McDonald House
• All schedules for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile®
• All volunteer shifts
• The Family Meal & Baking Buddies Program
• Tours or visits to the Ronald McDonald House

We are in regular contact with our hospital partners and will continue to monitor the situation closely. We assure you we are taking all the necessary precautions to keep everyone safe.

HOW YOU CAN HELP OUR FAMILIES

Since our Family Meal Program has been suspended until further notice, we are asking if you can help us with the following:

• Donate grocery store and/or restaurant gift cards
• Restaurant delivery for dinner (please call Illeny at 239-437-0202 if you wish to set up a dinner delivery from a restaurant)
• Donations from our Amazon Smile Wish List

We appreciate your patience as we all deal with COVID-19. Thank you!