Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas

Ronald Mcdonald House the Ronald Mcdonald House (rmh) keeps families close when they need it most by providing a temporary "home away from home" for families who must travel to Las Vegas to receive critical medical treatment for their children. The House accommodates up to 12 families, or 72 family members, at one time. Families have their own bedroom suites with private bathrooms, play areas for the children, an adult respite room, a fully-stocked pantry and laundry facility, lounge areas, and backyard. The House provides home-cooked dinners, healthy snacks, and rides to the hospital every day. No family has to pay to stay here. In 2022, the House served 305 families, including 416 adults and 170 children for a total of 3,581 nights.

Ronald Mcdonald care mobile in an effort to provide access to dental care for underserved children in rural Nevada and inner city Las Vegas, rmhc of Greater Las Vegas, in partnership with Nevada health centers, operates a Ronald Mcdonald care mobile program - a mobile dental unit that delivers care directly to children in their own neighborhoods. The care mobile makes scheduled visits to community health centers, collaborating non-profit partner sites, and remote frontier communities. In 2022, 1,351 children were treated aboard the Ronald Mcdonald care mobile dental van.

Rmhc scholarships rmhc awards college scholarships to deserving high school seniors and continuing college students from clark and nye counties who demonstrate a financial need and who might not otherwise have the opportunity to receive a higher education. These scholarships are funded, in part, by proceeds generated through the sale of happy meals and Las Vegas review journal newspapers in Mcdonald's restaurants. In addition, community partners contribute funds. Eighty-nine (89) high school graduates and returning college students were awarded scholarships in 2022.

Family room rmhc also provides a temporary "home away from home" at the Ronald Mcdonald family room at sunrise children's hospital in Las Vegas. The family room is approximately 1,400 square feet and is located directly down the hall from the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu), keeping families closer than ever to their hospitalized babies. The family room offers a peaceful home-like environment where family members can take short breaks away from the often tense and chaotic medical setting, yet remain steps away from their baby's bedside. The family room offers overnight sleeping and daytime napping rooms, toiletries, showers, lockers, a comfortable lounge area with sofas, recliners, tv, children's games and books, a kitchenette, dining area, and computer work stations. Coffee, tea, and cold beverages, along with single-serve meals and snacks are available at no cost to our families, as well as our healthy sack lunches daily. In 2022, the Ronald Mcdonald family room provided a place of respite to 4,890 family members.