# Ronald McDonald House Charities

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## TL;DR

Ronald McDonald Houses give families of seriously ill children, including children with cancer, a free or low-cost place to stay next to the hospital.

## Summary

Ronald McDonald House Charities runs hundreds of Houses and hospital Family Rooms worldwide. Families of children in treatment can stay close to the hospital, often for the whole course of treatment, at no or nominal cost; referral comes from the hospital's social work team. For childhood cancer, where treatment runs for months at a specialist centre, it is one of the largest sources of free lodging.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-17
- Tags: free; patient-programme
- URL: https://rmhc.org/
- Holds: Free or low-cost accommodation and meals for families of children being treated in hospital, at Ronald McDonald Houses near children's hospitals in many countries, plus Family Rooms inside hospitals.

## Sources

- Ronald McDonald House Charities: https://rmhc.org/

## Connected records

- collections: [ACS Hope Lodge](https://onco.cc/collections/acs-hope-lodge/), [ACS Road To Recovery](https://onco.cc/collections/acs-road-to-recovery/), [Corporate Angel Network](https://onco.cc/collections/corporate-angel-network/), [NHS Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme](https://onco.cc/collections/nhs-healthcare-travel-costs-scheme/), [Young Lives vs Cancer](https://onco.cc/collections/young-lives-vs-cancer/)

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