Our mission is simple: be there for sick kids and their families, providing comfort and support when and where they need it most. Our objectives are clear: ease the emotional and financial burden families endure. Join us as we expand our housing, meal, and family support services—because every sick child deserves the care they need, surrounded by family and a community they can count on.
Together, we can give families with a sick child what they need most—each other.
May 11 – As we celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 14, and Mother’s Day in Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala this week on Wednesday, May 10, moms like Ivette and Jessica remind us of the superpowers... Read more about Moms are Superheroes – Happy Mother’s Day...
Celebrate the opening of Oakland’s first Ronald McDonald House with music, family activities, and local food. Join us for this free community event, and learn more about our mission to be there for sick kids and their families when and where they need it most. Read more about FREE EVENT: May 20 – Oakland House Opening & Block Party...
The women working at RMHC Bay Area help ensure the organization can continue to serve families with sick children every day. Learn more about their stories this Women’s History Month. Read more about Women Keep RMHC Bay Area Going...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sunday, March 19, is the primary race day for the Oakland Marathon. Snow Park turns into Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area Celebration Village with a constant buzz of DJs performing and live bands playing music throughout the running festival. Come support Team RMHC... Read more about In The News — Ready, Set, Run the Oakland Marathon...
Join the Red Shoe Society at 6 p.m. on March 15 to hear a bit more about our mission and that of RMHC and how the committees and leadership positions function. We’ll also share our upcoming in-person events schedule, and you’ll get to know other local professionals. Read more about Red Shoe Society Virtual Info Session – March 15...
Are you an East Bay local interested in learning more about Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area? Join us at our first Community Engagement Session in Walnut Creek to learn more about ways to get involved. Read more about East Bay In-Person Community Engagement Session – March 1...
Keeping families with sick children together and near the care they need with the comfort of home.
Annually, 8,000+ caregivers and children benefit from overnight accommodations inside or nearby our partner hospitals. Our San Francisco and Stanford Houses serve 134 families each night while corporate partnerships allow us to offer medical stays in San Francisco, Oakland, and across the Bay Area.
Request a family stay >With the help of volunteers, we provide meals, in-hospital housing and respite, sibling activities, day-use access, and patient bedside visits to bring comfort and care to families, just steps away from their sick child.
Get involved >Our Ronald McDonald programs operate inside and nearby our partner hospitals to offer wraparound services, including daily meals, 24/7 therapeutic support, such as child enrichment and sibling care, family activities and recreation, and more.
Volunteer to help families >RMHC Bay Area partners with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and John Muir Community Health Alliance to provide free oral health care services to our region’s most vulnerable children.
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