When a child is in hospital, families don’t just visit, they stay.
Ronald McDonald House Toronto is part of a network of 16 Ronald McDonald Houses and 17 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms across Canada. We provide a safe place to stay together for families of children who are seriously ill and being treated at nearby hospitals.
When families learn their child is seriously ill and must be hospitalized, life as they know it changes overnight. Families embark on what is an often unexpected and difficult journey full of uncertainty, worry, fear and hope.
65% of Canadians live outside of a city with a children’s hospital. When a child gets sick, most Canadian families must travel far from home for medical treatment. They are forced to leave their homes, jobs, and community, often causing significant emotional and financial stress.
Ronald McDonald House Toronto encompasses a House for 81 families in downtown Toronto and seven Family Rooms in hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area and in Sudbury.
The families we serve come from throughout Ontario, across Canada, and around the world.
When the unimaginable happens, Ronald McDonald House Toronto is there to help families stay together and close to their seriously ill child in hospital.
Why Ronald McDonald House Toronto?
The financial and emotional burdens can be overwhelming on families with a seriously ill child. Since 1981, Ronald McDonald House Toronto has served as a place to call home for families with seriously ill children undergoing treatment.
65%
of Canadians live outside of a city with a children’s hospital
45 years
of supporting families at Ronald McDonald House Toronto
71%
of our funding comes from our generous donors