#NationalThankYouMonth
Our mission is simple: provide critically ill children with communities of support, access to medical care and the healing power of family and home. Our objectives are clear: ease the emotional and financial burden families endure. Join us as we expand the capacity our housing, meal, and family support services. Because every family deserves somewhere to turn.
Together, we can give families with a sick child what they need most—each other.
As a new member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area board of directors, Rishi Seth sees nothing but possibilities ahead for the organization. “We want to get bigger, we want to expand, we want to support more families... Read more about Why We Serve – Keeping Families at the Center...
Check out how our community of supporters helped us house, feed, and support thousands of families with critically ill children. Read more about The 2020 Annual Report is here...
Born and raised in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, Katty Coulson grew up in a family that emphasized the importance of giving. While her mother never worked formally, she always found ways to serve and care for... Read more about Why We Serve – A Lifetime of Giving Back...
Kelley Meade, MD, brings a philosophy of “servant leadership” to the RMHC Bay Area board of directors. She says that leadership doesn’t just mean “… only focusing on what I’m in charge of, and then also giving back on Saturdays. Read more about Why We Serve – A Pediatrician’s View...
Dr. Susan Hintz has always dreamed big. “It never occurred to me as a child that I wouldn’t be able to do what I wanted to do because I had both parents saying that it was a possibility,” she recalls. Read more about A Neonatologist’s Perspective on Women’s History Month...
March is Social Work Month. It’s hard to believe that, in just a few weeks, I will celebrate one year as CEO of this amazing organization. As a social worker myself, today feels like the perfect time to pause and reflect on all that we have struggled through... Read more about Reflecting on One Year of Leading Through Crisis...
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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