Ronald McDonald House at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Inc.
Keeping families close
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley supports families by providing them access to quality medical care for their children and the resources they need to cope with the situation.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Ronald McDonald House
Providing access to quality healthcare for families of children, age 21 or younger, who are receiving treatment at local hospitals. This program provides families with overnight accommodations, meals, and all the comforts of home during their child's medical treatment and allows them to take a family centered care approach to their child's treatment.
Day Program
Providing a reprieve to families of children, age 21 or younger, during their medical treatment. This program allows families to utilize the House and its amenities even if they do not require overnight accommodations. Providing access to quality healthcare for families whose children are receiving treatment at local hospitals and allowing them to take a family centered care approach to their child's treatment.
Meal Program
The Meal Program provides families with home cooked meals prepared and served by volunteers daily.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children receiving medical services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Caregivers, Families, Parents
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of families requesting services during their child's medical treatment.
Number of children who have access to healthcare
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Caregivers, Families, Parents
Related Program
Ronald McDonald House
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of families provided with overnight accommodations and resources during their child's medical care.
Average length of stay (in days)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Caregivers, Families, Parents
Related Program
Ronald McDonald House
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Caregivers, Families, Parents
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Plates of food served to families during their child's medical care. Includes Day Program guests.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley believes all children should have access to quality medical care and that families should have support to help them cope with their child's illness.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley helps alleviate some of the emotional and financial burdens families with a sick child face. Providing families with access to their child's medical care and allowing them to take a family centered care approach to treatment. To date, our organization has helped over 2,000 families save more than $5 million dollars in out-of-pocket lodging and meal costs.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley has a 12-bedroom facility just steps away from Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. Our House provides families with overnight accommodations just steps away from their child's bedside and offers all the comforts of home for their entire family. Meals are prepared and served each night by volunteers and families have access to laundry services as well as non-clinical therapies such as, pet therapy, art therapy and self care activities, that help support them during their stay.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley has served over 2,000 families since 2011. Providing them with overnight accommodations and resources to help them cope with their child's illness. Our Day Program has supported an additional 2,000 families who do not require an overnight room with all the amenities of the House, including meals, laundry services and respite room during their child's hospitalization.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Ronald McDonald House at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 11/28/2022
Mr. Richard Landau
Jackson Lewis
Ronald Oleet
Emeritus
Bryan Colley
Emeritus
Paul Trefz
McDonald's
Richard Landau
Jak Cukaj
Chris Adams
Chuck Caulkins
John Donahoe
Tricia Hiller
Kevin Hoffman
Douglass Maynard
Andrew Pendrill
Carolyn Clark-Tenney
Catherine U. Biddle
Jeff Moskowitz
Anthony Trimarchi
Raquel Raul
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Disability
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