Ronald McDonald Houses

The Ronald McDonald Houses are a “Home Away From Home” for thousands of families every year who must travel to the Kansas City area to receive medical treatment for a sick or injured child. Together, the two Ronald McDonald Houses (Cherry Street House & Longfellow House) provide temporary lodging to as many as 60 families each night while their children undergo vital medical care. The family Suites inside our Longfellow House, allow us to serve immuno-suppressed children and their families (i.e. organ transplants and bone marrow transplants). Both Houses offer a warm and welcoming place to sleep, as well as full kitchen facilities, laundry facilities, living rooms and recreation areas to provide a homey environment where families may relax away from the stresses of the hospital and meet other families experiencing similar crises. 

Cherry Street - A History of Answering the Call for Families in Need

After months of planning and site selection in the historic Longfellow/Dutch Hill Neighborhood, ground was broken at 25th and Cherry Streets on the second Ronald McDonald House in Kansas City in June of 1987. The property was donated by Hallmark Corporation to Children's Mercy Hospital and leased to our organization for the new Ronald McDonald House. Construction of the 18,000 square foot home took 15 months, and the second House opened on September 19, 1988, exactly 7 years after the first Kansas City Ronald McDonald House had opened. Read more...

Longfellow House - Good for Families...Good for the Earth

The Longfellow House was a unique project made possible by an unprecedented partnership between KCMO Parks and Recreation, Hallmark Corporation and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). RMHC built a new 41 bedroom Ronald McDonald House in Longfellow Park directly west of our existing house on Cherry Street. The facility was designed with many “green” or environmentally sustainable features that enable it to be ultra-efficient in terms of energy consumption and a healthy atmosphere for children and their families who call the House their “home away from home” while in Kansas City for medical care. Read more...