Ronald McDonald House St. Louis provides comfort, care, and a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children. The two St. Louis Ronald McDonald Houses serve families who live 50 miles or more from St. Louis, offering lodging and the comforts of home at little to no cost. Each year, the Houses support approximately 900 families.
In addition, Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis operates four Ronald McDonald Family Rooms located within three local pediatric hospitals: Mercy Children’s Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. These spaces serve as an oasis just steps from a child’s hospital room, providing both local and out-of-town families with a comfortable place to rest, along with complimentary snacks and beverages, showers, laundry facilities, television, and internet, all at no cost.