Program areas at Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of the Bluegrass
House program - the Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of the Bluegrass House program provides temporary housing for critically ill or injured children and their families during their period of treatment. They can enjoy transportation to and from local hospitals three times per day, home-cooked meals, laundry facilities, a bedroom with a private bathroom, indoor and outdoor play areas for children, and recreational activities. For the year ended december 31, 2020, 2,463 nights of lodging were provided.
Caremobile- since 2005, the Ronald Mcdonald care mobile program (a partnership between the university of Kentucky and rmhc of the Bluegrass) has offered eastern kentuckys children free professional dental services and education aboard a state-of-the-art mobile clinic. Centered in hazard, ky (perry county) the Ronald Mcdonald care mobile cares for under-served children in their own neighborhoods and schools. the Ronald Mcdonald care mobile is designed specifically for the purpose of providing quality pediatric dental care and education and includes two dental chairs and professional staff as well as volunteer support. Services are provided at 15 elementary schools in perry and knott counties, 20 head start centers in perry, knot, leslie, and letcher counties, and at a variety of community events. Each school year, the Ronald Mcdonald care mobile provides preventative dental services to over 2,000 children receive preventative dental services each school.
Family room program - the Ronald Mcdonald family room began welcoming guests in 2009 inside the walls of Kentucky childrens hospital in lexington, ky. the family room provides a comforting and quiet area of respite, relaxation, and reflection for families and loved ones of children who are being treated in the critical care units (neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric intensive care unit)of the hospital. the family room is staffed with helpful, specially trained and screened volunteers. Guests of the family room will find comfortable seating areas complimentary snacks, mcdonalds coffee, books and magazines as well as the use of portable electronic devices (dvd and cd players)with a library of family-friendly media.