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Every family deserves to stay close at Christmas

Not every child gets to wake up at home on Christmas morning.  But with your help, they won’t wake up alone.

When a child is in hospital at Christmas, comfort keeps families together

Hundreds of families across the UK will be spending this festive season with a child in hospital. Your support provides families with the everyday comforts that mean everything: a warm bed just moments from their child’s hospital bedside, a kitchen to make a hot meal, and a place to rest and breathe during the hardest time of their lives.

In 2024, we supported 8,288 families across our 14 Houses …

who were living an average of 93 miles away from the hospital…

and stayed an average of 16 nights.

Ways to get involved

Raise money

Find out how you can raise vital funds to provide comfort for families with a child in hospital.

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Up for a challenge?

Take on one of our amazing challenges, 5k, 10k, half-marathon, marathon as well as our inflatable 5K series!

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Give us a helping hand

Whether you have just a couple of hours a week, or can devote more time, we’d love to hear from you.

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Support for families

Getting a place to stay

First, you’ll need to find out if there is a Ronald McDonald House at the hospital where your child is being treated.

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Day passes

If you just need a space to share with family in the day, have a shower or cook something to eat.

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