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About Us

Our Purpose

Caring for families with children who are ill or injured.

Our Vision

A world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children.

Our Mission

Ronald McDonald House® Southwest Florida provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare.

Our Values

We lead with compassion

We are exceptional at caring. It’s simply how we are. Our determination to provide the best care for families is based in sincere and deep empathy and a unique understanding of their needs. Our sense of care drives our desire to be there for families when it matters, especially in the most challenging moments.

No two families are the same, but everyone is welcome at Ronald McDonald House, no matter who they are and what they need; it’s why we meet families where they are. We feel honored to be trusted to support families when their children are ill or injured. It’s a trust we repay through our deep respect for every family we serve and for each other.
We are proud of the way our people show up. We are humbled by the trust our families, donors, hospital and healthcare partners and others place in us. It’s why we will always act professionally and with accountability for our actions, in all that we do.

Once a Ronald McDonald House family, always a part of the Ronald McDonald House family. It’s why we’re always willing to go the extra mile to ensure families have what they need. We’re agile, flexible and innovative because we will never give up on the families who need us.

We provide impact through three core programs:

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Ronald McDonald House SWFL® provides lodging, meals, and other supportive services to families of seriously ill or injured children receiving medical treatment at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida or other local medical facilities.
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Ronald McDonald House Family Room® is located at Golisano Children’s Hospital and provides families and caretakers with bagged lunches, beverages, snacks, laundry facilities, and more in a relaxing environment.
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Ronald McDonald House Care Mobile® provides dental and medical care through our partnership with two healthcare providers for underserved children. Of the 38 Ronald McDonald House® SWFL Care Mobile programs worldwide, we proudly have two serving our community.

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