Your support provides families like the Rosas’ with a neighborhood of support to lean on during teen patient Lizbeth’s medical crisis.
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.
My name is Lizbeth. I’m an 18-year-old who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when I was 11 months old. My mom and I came to the Bay Area so I could receive a lung transplant. It has been a scary thing for both of us to go through. Read more about Facing Cystic Fibrosis Together – Lizbeth’s Perspective...
It’s never easy to care for your sick child, but it’s especially challenging during the holidays. Families accessing Ronald McDonald House services rely on a sense of community and normalcy to cope with the hardest days. Read more about Our Comfort & Joy Holiday Toy Drive is Here 🧸...
San Jose, Calif. — We Golf Fore Good (WGFG), who has raised $93,000 to support RMHC Bay Area in the last five years, was just announced as the recipient of the Outstanding Philanthropic Youth Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in honor of Silicon Valley Philanthropy Day (SVPD). Founder Luke Montoya, now 17, started WGFG at just 12 years old in 2018. Read more about Youth Philanthropy at Its Finest: Teen Golfers of We Golf Fore Good (WGFG) Honored with Outstanding Philanthropic Youth Organization Award...
As with any growing neighborhood, our facilities are crucial to our ability to thrive. We are committed to thoughtful, strategic, and long-term investment in the people and systems that drive our mission. Read more about A House To A Neighborhood 🏘 – Build Internal Capacity For Mission Growth...
“To be able to help families through what oftentimes is their hardest journey, keeping them together and united – that in itself is healing. The way that RMHC was serving families 25 years ago isn’t the way it’s serving families now, and it’ll be different 25 years from now, but the core values remain the same: support, access, and healing. That’s exciting to me.” — Cecilia Aviles Read more about Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Cecilia Aviles...
The Larry C. Tripplett Sr. Family Center at RMH Oakland is officially open for both overnight stays and day pass families. Both programs serve families with critically ill children being treated at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Read more about Together Under One Roof, Supporting Families Facing Medical 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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