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Ronald McDonald House Charities WA gives families with sick or injured children what they need most – each other.
Ronald McDonald House Charities WA’s (RMHC WA) purpose is to keep patients and families together and resilient. To achieve this, RMHC WA’s supported accommodation, facilities and programs integrate with hospital infrastructure to optimise efficiencies, patient access and experience of healthcare – 24/7, 365 days a year.
How You Can Help
One Off Donation
Help us support families with seriously ill children. Every dollar donated to RMHC WA goes directly to keeping families close to their child during one of the hardest times they will face.
Regular Giving
We would not be able to provide the level of support we do without the incredible community of supporters from throughout Western Australia who give up their time to fundraise for WA’s sick kids
Host a Fundraiser
There are many ways you can make a difference.
Donate now, create your own fundraising event or support an existing activity, request donations instead of gifts for your special celebrations, or leave a tribute to a loved one.
Volunteer
Home is where the heart is and the heart of RMHC WA is its volunteers. They are university students, corporate professionals, mums, dads, retirees; all walks of life giving back. Our ‘Blue Army’ share a passion and joy for helping fellow Western Australian kids and their families when they need it most.
Donating Goods
Donating hand-made or new goods to RMHC WA means you’re helping the hundreds of WA families who are supported by our programs year on year.
Plan a Gift in your Will
A gift in your Will, prepared with your solicitor, is a simple and effective way to honour the values you hold dear.
Shop
Your purchase helps us support sick children and their families when they need it most.
Participate
We would not be able to provide the level of support we do without the incredible community of supporters from throughout Western Australia who give up their time to fundraise for WA’s sick kids
Work For Us
If you have passion for working in a purpose-driven role in a family-centred and dynamic organisation – we’re the place for you. See our current vacancies.
Western Australia is one of the most isolated health jurisdictions in the world. It can create mental health and well-being challenges for young WA patients and their families who need to access complex or critical healthcare in Perth for weeks, months and sometimes over years.
Far from home, jobs, schools and communities; financial and emotional burden can adversely affect a family’s life, well-being and importantly, the patient experience and outcomes.
Ronald McDonald House Charities WA’s (RMHC WA) purpose is to keep patients and families together and resilient. To achieve this, RMHC WA’s supported accommodation, facilities and programs integrate with hospital infrastructure to optimise efficiencies, patient access and experience of healthcare – 24/7, 365 days a year.
Ronald McDonald House Charities’ family-centred care model is globally renowned for the quality and efficacy of its service. The model recognises family well-being as a critical foundation to short and longer-term outcomes for young patients beyond their hospital treatment.
What We Do
Ronald McDonald House Program
For Western Australian families with seriously ill children requiring medical treatment in Perth, RMHC WA provides them with quality supported accommodation 24/7, 365 days a year.
Family Retreats
Our Ronald McDonald Family Retreats in Mandurah, Busselton and Bunbury offer a welcomed sanctuary for families to reconnect, relax and play together; an experience most of us take for granted.
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms offer comforting sanctuaries in hospitals for families to rest, reconnect and relax during hospital visits.
Ronald McDonald Learning Program
The Ronald McDonald Learning Program (RMLP) aims to bridge the gap for students whom often miss out on school due to a medical illness.
Our Impact, thanks to West Australians like you
1859
Families supported at Ronald McDonald Houses in WA
18437
Nights of supported accommodation provided to WA families
29073
Hours of volunteer service provided by West Australians
4290
Hours of tutoring provided to young WA patients and their siblings in the Ronald McDonald Learning Program
91239
Visits to our Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
588
Nights of respite provided at Family Retreats in Busselton, Bunbury and Mandurah
Acknowledgement of Country
Ronald McDonald House Charities WA acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Indigenous Australia. We recognise their enduring and continuing connection to the sky, lands, waters, and culture of this land.