40 years of keeping families together
Will you help us be there for the next family?
When Audrey became seriously ill, her family needed to be together, close to her care.
For 40 years, people like you have helped families stay close when it matters most. Today, another family needs that same support.
A place to call home, when home is far away.
Just weeks after Audrey's first birthday, a routine health check led to news no parent expects to hear. Audrey had an aggressive brain cancer.
For her parents, Maddy and Sam, the months that followed brought surgeries, chemotherapy and hospital stays, while they also cared for Audrey’s big brother, Elliott.
The family lives on the Mornington Peninsula, but Audrey needed specialised treatment at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.
While one parent was with Audrey, the other could spend time with Elliott, keeping familiar routines of meals, playtime and bedtime.
And Elliott had his own name for the House, “his city home.”
For Maddy and Sam, it meant being close to Audrey’s care without having to be separated as a family.
Your donation today can help make sure the next family has that same support when their child is ill.
Every night, families need somewhere to stay.
When a child is seriously ill or injured, families may need to spend weeks or months away from home to stay close to hospital.
For 40 years, we have helped make sure they have somewhere to stay, close to their child’s care.
84
families staying each night, on average
Across Victoria & Tasmania in 2025
$218
to provide one night's accommodation for a family
Behind these numbers are families who never expected to need us.
Your donation today can help give the next family somewhere to stay, close to their child's care.
More than somewhere to stay.
For Audrey’s family, Ronald McDonald House was a place to hold on to everyday family life while Audrey received treatment.
“The house means that families get to stay together and for that we are forever grateful.”
Maddy, Audrey's Mum
For 40 years, the generosity of people like you has helped families stay close to their child’s care.