Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona

Our primary goals are to never turn away a family that needs a temporary place to live and to enable families to stay together and near the resources essential to their child’s medical care.
We have 78 rooms available between three Houses – two in Central Phoenix and one in Mesa.
In 2018, we served a total of 1,046 unique families who made 2,625 visits and stayed 17,566 nights.
Based on year-over-year data, we project that in 2019 we will serve approximately 1,100 families from Arizona and beyond, helping those families access pediatric healthcare by removing the burden of finding and paying for temporary housing and other daily necessities, including meals and laundry.
During our 34 years, we have seen how the need to travel for pediatric care can bring financial and emotional uncertainty to families who find themselves away from their support systems.
Each family who stays at Ronald McDonald House can use the community kitchen, pantry, dining room, playrooms, complimentary laundry facilities and free WiFi, but most importantly their own private room where they can get the rest needed to cope during a stressful life event.
We rely on numerous community champions to fulfill our mission, whether monetary or in-kind. No matter how big or small, every dollar or hour donated adds up in helping to provide vital services that assist families in their greatest time of need.

Since we opened in 1985, we have worked together with the community to carry forth our mission.
We engage with social workers, medical personnel and physicians so that families are referred to our services during doctor appointments, emergency room visits, hospital stays, etc.
We keep track of our families’ stays and their needs and use this and other information gathered to ensure we are communicating with stakeholders on trends. Programmatically, we also review capacity trends to plan repairs during lower-capacity months to ensure rooms are available during higher-capacity months.
We also track volunteer hours to gauge the cost-savings and quantify the monetary value of our robust volunteer base, which saves us hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.

We have 15 full-time employees and 14 part-time team members who help us fulfill our mission, along with a massive cadre of ever-present volunteers. In 2018, 421 individuals and 787 groups donated 23,315 hours, for a value of $592,900 (based on the national average of $25.43 per hour).
We have 78 rooms available between our three Houses, located near world-renowned pediatric specialists and services:
Roanoke House (44 rooms) is our original location in central Phoenix near several pediatric facilities, including St. Joseph’s Hospital (specializing in Neonatal Intensive Care for premature and multiple births), Barrow Neurological Institute, and Banner Neurological Institute.
Cambridge House (18 rooms) is on the campus of Phoenix Children’s Hospital in central Phoenix.
Dobson House (16 rooms) is on the campus of Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa.
We are a locally incorporated member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities global network, which is a mature system of local and national entities that has a presence in more than 60 countries and territories impacting nearly 7 million children and families each year. To be a licensed chapter of this network requires high-performance standards in the areas of programming, fundraising and non-profit administration. Ronald McDonald House of Central and Northern Arizona excels in each of these areas and is widely recognized as a high-performing chapter throughout the network. As a local agency, we are responsible for all operations, financing and fundraising, and we also benefit from relationships with national sponsors to help us with costs.

Since 1985, we have provided essential everyday services to families and their sick or injured children, resulting in more than 53,000 family visits. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona is here to take care of families’ basic needs so family members can take care of their child at a critical time of need.
We are part of a world-wide system of Houses and chapters with a common vision of “a world where all children have access to medical care, and their families are supported and actively involved in their children's care.”
As we continue our mission of providing a “home-away-from-home” for our families, we are also seeking opportunities and partnerships to strengthen our outreach and support services so that every family who stays with us receives the care they need.