Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida Inc

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida’s Strategic Plan outlines the array of strategies and tasks the Board of Directors will implement to strengthen the agency, meet community needs, and achieve goals.
Our Mission
• Create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families in the five county region of Southwest Florida (Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry & Glades)
Our Purpose
• To be a significant provider of services to children and their families in Southwest Florida.
Our Goals
1. Expansion of Existing House
2. Targeted and Diverse Fundraising
3. Expand Branding and Marketing

1) House Expansion
• Determine increased operating expenses (utilities)
• Create a plan to address resident and staff impact during construction
• Research and choose architect and obtain architectural drawings both exterior and interior
• Research and choose a contractor and confirm necessary permits secured through contractor and determine cost to build
2) Targeted and Diverse Fundraising
• Create a capital campaign to raise funds for expansion
• Create campaign to relevant target donors and grass roots groups and explore legacy gift opportunities
• Create fundraising campaigns that shifts focus from event related fundraising to other sources of fundraising (ie: Grants)
3) Expand Branding & Marketing
• Recurring media opportunities with hospital partner
• Lunch and Learns with social workers / hospital staff quarterly
• Videos with alumni family testimonials
• Increased speaking engagements with rotating schedule
• Increased social media presence

RMHC thrives on community parterships! We provide stability and vital resources to families through the Charities' core programs: 1) Ronald McDonald House provides a “home-away-from-home" for families with hospitalized children. RMH serves children and families from Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades and Hendry counties, Florida. 2) In May 2017, a Ronald McDonald Family Room opened inside Golisano Children's Hospital. Families of hospitalized children use this space to rest and re-group while being just minutes away from their child's bedside. 3) In partnership with Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile provides medical and dental screenings, treatment and sealants to underserved areas of Collier County and monthly autism screenings in Lee County. In partnership with Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, a second Care Mobile arrived in December 2017 to provide dental screenings, treatment and sealants to children in Lee County.

In 1996, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Southwest Florida opened its doors in Fort Myers to offer a" home-away-from home" to families of seriously ill children. Since then, services have expanded to include the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program, RMHC Scholars Program, a community Grants Program, and a Ronald McDonald Family Room located inside Golisano Children's Hospital.
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile is a mobile unit that annually provides much-needed medical and dental screenings and treatment to more than 3,000 underserved children in Collier County. 40% of the children receiving services are uninsured. RMHC took delivery of a much needed second Ronald McDonald Care Mobile to provide medical and dental treatment to underserved children in Lee, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry counties.
A House Expansion Task Force was established in 2018 to explore the feasibility of adding up to six additional bedrooms to the Ronald McDonald House for a total of 12 bedrooms.