Causes: Health, Homeless & Housing, Housing Support, Patient & Family Support, Temporary Housing

Mission: Founded in 1982, the New Mexico Ronald McDonald House is the cornerstone program of RMHC-NM. It provides a temporary home-away-from-home to families with critically ill or injured children when necessary medical care is unavailable in their own community.   The average stay for families is 10 nights, but stays of over a month are not uncommon. We serve many people from minority and under served populations and accept referrals from social workers and other members of the hospital and medical communities in Albuquerque.

Results: House offers over 10,000 nights of family lodging annually. Kids heal faster when they are supported by their family. Families go home and remain a vital part of their community without financial and emotional interruptions.

Target demographics: families with children in active medical care

Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 900 families annually. Thirty families a day.

Geographic areas served: Southwest

Programs: the Ronald McDonald House, the Ronald McDonald Family Room at UNM Hospital, the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Presbyterian Hospital, the Ronald McDonald Family Room at CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center and Katie's Kart at Lovelace Women’s Hospital.