Visit Springfield, IL Papa Murphy's on Wednesday May 26th, from 11am-8pm and mention books for the Ronald McDonald house and Papa Murphy's will donate 20% of your regular priced order to purchase Usborne books for Children of the Ronald McDonald House.

April was National Volunteer Month! Our regular volunteer opportunities have continued to be suspended for the safety of our guests and their families. However, we cannot stress enough how much we miss and value the work our volunteers do at both the Peoria and Springfield Houses. From greeting guests and helping keep things tidy to making meals and stocking our shelves with supplies, you are the heart of what makes both central Illinois Houses a home. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for everything you do and we hope to see you soon!

Katie Alsup, Springfield program director for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois, joins Bea Bonner on NPR Illinois' Community Voices to share the services they provide to families with ill children. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois provides a supportive place for families to stay while their child is receiving medical care, and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.

The Asian Indian Community Collaboration of Peoria provided this delicious meal for our families from Dac’s Smokehouse. It’s meals like this that keep our #families close.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois CEO Amber Kaylor thanks central Illinois region's McDonald's owners and operators for being our partners in our mission to keep families close who are receiving medical care.

WASHINGTON (HOI) — An eight-year-old from Washington completed her mission of ‘stuffing her dad’s truck’ with pop tabs. In less than three months, Jovie Kaeb collected thousands of pop tabs

Many Walgreens stores in central Illinois hosted a scannable campaign to benefit RMHCCI in late 2020. Together, they raised $11,660! We are grateful for this continued partnership!

Thank you Walgreens for helping us keep families close when they need it most!

For the 4th year, On the Go Boutique designated several items as “Ronald McDonald House” pieces, where all of the proceeds are donated to our charity, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois. This year, the boutique was able to donate $7,300! We are so grateful for this continued support.

To put this support into perspective, we estimate that it would cost our families – who are never asked to pay – $88 per night to stay at either of our Houses. This donation alone would provide over 82 nights of stay for a family! Thank you, On the Go Boutique!

While this year has brought unexpected experiences for all of us, we’ve seen our share of successes throughout 2020 — and none of what we accomplished would have been possible without the support of our community members! We look forward to a brighter 2021.

As 2020 comes to a close, consider making a gift to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois, as we push to meet our annual goal.

Check out our House Wish Lists too and donate new, unused, recently purchased and unexpired items like cleaning supplies, kitchen items, and toiletries.

Our Meals from the Heart program is currently suspended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the Houses are still accepting gifts of catered meals or gift cards to local restaurants to feed our families.

This year, Ethan Allen Design Center in Peoria is hosting the Giving Tree to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Central Illinois. Choose one — or more — tags from […]