Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington
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$100: stocks an emergency
food pantry for 1 month;
$500:
houses 1 family for an entire week
$1000: keeps the lights on at the DC
house for 10 days
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Ronald McDonald House Charities provides a home away from home for the
families of critically ill children in treatment at area hospitals. Without these
homes – one in DC and one in Northern Virginia – families would camp out in
hospital corridors, live in costly hotel rooms, or leave a child when he or she
most needs them. Houses include a kitchen, living room, laundry, play areas, and
comfortable private rooms. Having basic needs met allows parents to manage a trying situation without
wondering where they will sleep or how they will eat: they find respite, focus on their kids, and share their
experiences with others. The RMHC Family Room at Children’s National Medical Center also offers a quiet
retreat from the stress of the hospital, and the Care Mobile (in collaboration with Kids Mobile Med, Catalogue
2004) brings health care to the under- and un-insured. A capital campaign is currently underway to build a new
DC House serving even more families each year. Your support means respite for those who need it.
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