Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana

Ronald Mcdonald House Charities is comprised of three major programs, the Ronald Mcdonald House, the Ronald Mcdonald care mobile, and the Ronald Mcdonald family lounge. House in 2023 we experienced a 28% increase in families served resulting in 5,461 nights of stay with a 94% occupancy rate and a 99% excellent satisfaction rate. Our kindness kitchen provided meals for over 8,000 individuals, a 41% increase from 2022 and our comfort cart provided over 16,100 snacks/drinks to families directly on the medical floor, a 36% increase from 2022 and the santas workshop provided over 2,500 gifts to families, an 84% increase from 2022. We also launched our beautifully brave program and formed new partnerships with local non-profit organizations to further support family needs. Lounge in 2023 the Ronald Mcdonald family lounge experienced an increase in families served over the prior year. The family lounge was designed to support families through their childs medical journey, whether its a break from the clinical environment or a sense of normalcy sitting down with a cup of tea. Hospital leaders worldwide increasingly understand that accommodation and support for families contribute to high quality family centered care and the family lounge did just that in 2023.

Ronald Mcdonald care mobile: in 2023 the Ronald Mcdonald care mobile was approved to participate with the health first allen county program in an effort to provide greater medical care access to underserved populations. Not only was this a significant achievement, but the Ronald Mcdonald care mobile also reached its highest performance level serving 597 children with 85.2% of patients being uninsured/low income. We exceeded our goal of increasing school partnerships and experienced a 260% increase in school visits and a 239% increase in students served.