The Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Adopt-A-Family Program was created to help subsidize a family’s stay, allowing us to serve as many families as possible each year. You can “Adopt-A-Family” with a contribution of $110 for one night. Your donation of $880 will support a family for the average length of stay – 8 nights.
Family Contribution: $20 per night
While the actual cost associated with housing and support services provided by the two Houses is close to $111 per night, the requested contribution from each family is only $20 per night for a room or $30 per night for a transplant suite.
Approximately 60% of families are unable to make any contribution towards their stay—be it the requested amount or even $1 for their entire stay.
Average Stay: 8 nights
Although the average stay is 8 nights, many families stay for weeks or months. Families save, on average, $180 per night or nearly $1,440 per 8-night stay. For the 2,208 families we served in 2016, that was a total savings of approximately $3 million.
Families who have been devastated with medical bills and other expenses often cannot afford even a small contribution for an extended period—and families are never turned away based upon financial hardship.
To adopt a family or learn more, please contact Laura Pichan, Donor Relations and Database Manager, at 678.704.8082.
