What we do

Helping those who need it most

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent, non-profit organisation, that seeks to help seriously ill children and their families lead happier, healthier lives.

Our core work involves supporting several children's programs across Australia including:

Ronald McDonald Houses
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
Ronald McDonald Learning Program
Ronald McDonald Family Retreats
RMHC Charlie Bell Scholarship
RMHC Cord Blood Bank
Ronald McDonald Grants

We were founded in memory of McDonald's creator, Ray Kroc, who believed in charitable works as a way of putting something back into the community. McDonald's Australia continues to fund all administrative and management costs of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Houses
As many as 300 families will be sleeping at a Ronald McDonald House tonight and more than 5,600 families each year.
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Family Rooms
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are a comfortable retreat for parents and families of children having day treatment at a hospital, and for families with children undergoing longer-term treatment who live close to the hospital.
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Family Retreat
Families of children experiencing serious illness are often placed under immense emotional, physical and financial stress. To help relieve this burden RMHC created the Ronald McDonald Family Retreat.
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Learning Program
A major concern when a child suffers a serious illness is they miss lengthy periods of schooling and can fall behind their peers. The Ronald McDonald Learning Program provides seriously ill children with a second chance in life by helping them catch up with their missed education and reach their true potential.
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