RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF AMARILLO INC
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Mission Statement
Our mission is providing hospitality, comfort, and support in a homelike environment to families of children receiving medical care.
About This Cause
Our community of Amarillo serves as the largest regional medical hub between Oklahoma City and Albuquerque, and from Dallas to Wichita. People from rural communities across the top 26 counties of Texas Panhandle, as well as Eastern New Mexico, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and Southeastern Kansas travel up to 120 miles to Amarillo in order to receive medical care. Many families find themselves coming to Amarillo with premature babies, as well as ill or injured children, spending weeks or even months away from home as they wait for their children to be healthy enough to return home. Our organization serves as the only charity in the region which exists to help keep families together when their children are in the hospital. Since first opening our doors in 1983, we have served as a home away from home providing more than 70,000 nights of hospitality, comfort, and support to families who must travel to Amarillo for their child to receive medical treatment. In addition to the House, our organization also operates the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Northwest Texas Healthcare System. The Family Room is a refuge within the hospital where families are able to escape the clinical environment and enjoy snacks, beverages, reading materials, TV, a quiet room, and access to laundry and shower facilities. Additionally, RMHC of Amarillo oversees the "Gifts from the Heart" toy delivery program. Each year, we deliver roughly 2,500 gifts and toys to pediatric patients at two of our area's partner hospitals, BSA Health and Northwest Texas Healthcare System.