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Locally, RMHC of the Bay Area® is dedicated to helping children right here in our own backyard by granting funds to our core programs, the Ronald McDonald Houses, Care Mobiles and Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship Program, as well as other children’s programs. RMHC of the Bay Area is building a brighter, more promising future for local children and families.

Please note: This chapter does not accept unsolicited grant requests.

Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) of the Bay Area, Inc.:

  • Grants approximately $300,000 each year to support nonprofit programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.
  • Receives its support from McDonald’s Corporation, McDonald’s Owner/Operators, corporate donors and McDonald’s customers.

Ronald McDonald House®

  • The Ronald McDonald House at Stanford and the Ronald McDonald House in San Francisco provide a “home-away-from-home” for the families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals.
  • Ronald McDonald Houses around the world and right here in the Bay Area offer families a way to stay together, in proximity to the treatment hospital, and be comfortable and cared for during their stay.
  • In the Bay Area, the Ronald McDonald Houses serve more than 650 families annually.
  • For more information, visit www.ronaldhouse.net or www.ronaldhouse-sf.org.

Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles®

  • The Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles are mobile dental units that provide oral health services, diagnosis and health education to children who would otherwise go without dental care.
  • The Greater Bay Area’s two Care Mobiles serve vulnerable children in the South Bay and Contra Costa County.

RMHC Scholarship Program®

  • Since 2002, RMHC of the Bay Area has awarded approximately $150,000 in college scholarships each year to high school seniors from disadvantaged communities who have limited access to educational and career opportunities.
  • To date, RMHC of the Bay Area has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to local college-bound students
  • Scholarships are available to high school seniors residing in the Greater Bay who demonstrate leadership abilities, scholarship and financial need
  • McDonald’s also sponsors the African American Future Achievers (RMHC/Future Achievers), Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources (RMHC/HACER), Asian Students Increasing Achievement (RMHC/ASIA), and the RMHC National Scholars Programs.