• Ronald McDonald House of SNJ opened on 6th Street in Camden in 1983.
• Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey is one of more than 284 houses in 31 countries.
• Each house operates independently and receives specific funding from the local Ronald McDonald House Charity chapter and only donor designated gifts from the United Way.
• We receive approximately 15% of our $1 million budget annually through these two channels, raising the balance of our needs from corporate supporters, individual giving, foundation grants, and special events.
• Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey has served as a "home-away-from-home," for over 17,000 families whose children are being treated at nearby hospitals for critical illness or traumatic injuries.
• We enable over 800 families a year to focus on helping their children heal.
• We serve families from as close as the Southern New Jersey/Greater Philadelphia region and from as far as at least 40 other states and 28 foreign countries.
• Fortunately, many patients do not require hospitalization; nearly 75% of the children also reside in the House with their families while going back and forth to the hospital for treatment.
• In 1998 we built our home in its current location.
• In the heart of Camden, our four-story brick building includes a tranquil garden, comfortable kitchen, dining room, living room with fireplace, TV lounges, laundry rooms, and internet access for parents to keep in touch with other family members and to do research on their child's condition.
• Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey has 20 spacious family suites, each with a unique theme, such as butterflies, a fire house, Sesame Street, Sponge Bob and NASCAR.
• This is a child-focused facility with well-equipped playrooms, a basketball hoop, computer rooms, video games, and a decorative theme reminiscent of the Jersey shore, complete with fish tanks and whimsical artwork.

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