Rmhc

Who is Rmhc

To support the ever-changing needs of seriously ill children and their families. To achieve the best outcome for families by reducing the impact of their childs serious illness. When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, it impacts the whole family. Lives can be turned upside down. Thats why we provide a range of programs to help families stay together and close to the care they need. Families often have to travel far from home to receive the medical care their child needs. Our 18 Houses provide essential care and support for families, only steps away from the hospital. Founded in 1974 in Philadelphia, USA, Ronald McDonald House Charities began with a single-minded and powerful goal: to provide a House where the families of children in hospital could get some rest away from the ward. Today, RMHC is truly global, with 365 Ronald McDonald Houses in 43 countries and regions across the world. In 1981 childrens charities were forever changed in Australia when the first Ronald McDonald House opened its doors in NSW. Since then, the charity has grown to 18 Houses across the country as well as 18 Family Rooms, 5 Family Retreats, One Care Mobile and our National Learning Program. Australias first Ronald McDonald House was located next to the former Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Camperdown NSW, before moving to Westmead in 1995 when the hospital relocated. Our House at Westmead soon had a significant waiting list, so to address the demand we initiated the Building Love campaign in 2012 to raise capital funds for the development of a bigger and better House. The campaign was a resounding success and in 2018 our new House was opened, able to house more than double the original facility could. Our Learning Program was launched in 1999 to support seriously ill children who had missed months, or even years, of school. This was a word-first Australian initiative to ensure that seriously ill children werent further disadvantaged by also falling behind at school. Providing one-on-one tuition from qualified ...Read more

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