To provide a "Home Away From Home" for the families of seriously ill children and ill expectant mothers staying at nearby hospitals for residents of the Four-State area and beyond.

Our History

The first Ronald McDonald house opened October 15, 1974. It was the result of perseverance and dedication of the Philadelphia Eagles and Jim Murray, their general manager who rallied around teammate Fred Hill, a linebacker whose three year old daughter, Kim had leukemia. After Kim was treated at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Murray, Hill and his teammates were determined to do something to benefit families of children who were hospitalized. Murray consulted with Kim's physician, Dr. Audrey Evans, leading pediatric oncologist, who expressed a need for a "home-away-from-home" facility near the hospital. Ultimately this led to a joint fundraising effort by the Eagles and Philadelphia-area McDonald's restaurants to purchase and renovate the first House.

Today, there are 200 Ronald McDonald Houses in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. Since 1974, the program has helped more than two million family members.