Barbara Ryan - Ronald McDonald House - More than just bricks

Ronald McDonald House Charities – More than just bricks

Barbara Ryan | 23 October 2012

MISSIONRonald McDonald House Charities®

creates, finds and supports programs across Australia that help seriously ill children

and their families

OUR PROGRAMS

Ronald McDonald House Charities | October 2012

Ronald McDonald Houses

Ronald McDonald Learning ProgramRonald McDonald Care MobileRonald McDonald Family Rooms

Ronald McDonald Family Retreats

New / planned Programs

Legal Entities

RMHC Awareness

Highest awareness of any children’s charity nationally

Unprompted or,

Prompted

RONALD MCDONALD

HOUSE

RONALD MCDONALD LEARNING

PROGRAM

• The leading Australian program providing;– Comprehensive assessment– Therapy– Individual tuition

• Over 800 children with serious illness supported each week by employed staff and contracted teachers

Missed education is the biggest hurdle for children to overcome following an illness.

RONALD MCDONALD CARE MOBILE

RMHC Australia | March 2012

RONALD MCDONALD FAMILY

RETREAT PROGRAM

Ronald McDonald Family Rooms provide comfortable home-like rooms within hospitals for families to relax in while attending to their sick children. They often contain kitchens, laundries, bathrooms, lounges and quiet nap rooms.

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RMHC Australia | March 2012

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What are the three biggest problems you have experienced when trying to meet your child’s

healthcare needs?

11%

9%

9%

17%4%17%

17%

7%9%

Being away from home / no family friends to assist / lack of home support / stress / no time

for other siblings

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What services, supports or assistance would you like to see available (that aren’t) to make life a

little easier for you, your family and your child?

5%

28%

13%10%

13%

8%

5%

8%5% 5%

Food supplied / shopping service; free and available parking; travel

reimbursement; accommodation for family; telephone and office access – for

parents / carers

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RONALD MCDONALD

FAMILY ROOM GROWTH