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Outreach Program

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington (RMHC), with support from RMHC Global, offers grants to charitable organizations that provide free immunizations and oral health care to children in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Since 2002, the outreach program has served approximately 146,501 children and distributed more than $1,281,002 in grant money to support pediatric immunizations and oral health programs.

RMHC has announced its grant recipients for 2012, awarding $160,000 ($80,000 in local funds and $80,000 in matching support from RMHC Global) to seven programs that serve approximately 10,482 children each year. See more details about the programs below.

Outreach funding is provided through a portion of canister donations made by customers of McDonald's restaurants in our region and in the form of matching grants from RMHC Global.

Current Grant Application Guidelines

RMHC accepts proposals from organizations that provide oral health services for children in Oregon and SW Washington. To be considered for funding, organizations must be located in Oregon (with the exception of Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson, Harney, Klamath and Lake counties, which are served by RMHC of Central Oregon in Bend) or in the SW Washington counties of Clark, Pacific, Cowlitz, and Skamania.

To qualify, your organization must demonstrate:

Charitable 501(c)3 tax exempt status
A specific project or program that directly benefits children’s (birth to 21 years) healthcare through oral treatment
Clear project goals and objectives
A broad base of funding support
The ability to respond to the needs of specific groups of children in a manner that yields measurable results

RMHC does not fund:

Advertising or fundraising drives
Partisan, political, or denominational programs
Ongoing operating costs (no salaries)
Intermediary funding agencies
Endowment campaigns
Requests that have not completed the application in writing

2013 Grant Application Process:

Grant Program Description (pdf)
Grant Application (pdf)
Grant Application Checklist (pdf)
Six-Month Grant Evaluation (pdf)
Final Grant Report Form (pdf)

Important Deadlines:

7/1/13	Grant application due
8/13	Applications reviewed and site visits conducted
10/13	Grant awards announced
4/14	6-month grant evaluation due
12/14	Final grant evaluation due

2012 RMHC Outreach Recipients:

Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation - $38,000
The OHSU Doernbecher Dental Van Outreach Program provides routine and emergency dental services to rural, low-income families throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Children served: 575

Free Clinic of SW Washington - $7,000
The Free Clinic of SW Washington provides free, compassionate oral health services for uninsured, low-income children.
Children served: 1,100

Friends of Creston Children's Dental Health Clinic - $5,000
Creston Children's Dental Clinic provides a five-chair, full service dental clinic, located in Creston Elementary School in SE Portland.
Children served: 1,207

Medical Teams International - $60,000
Through its Mobile Dental Program, Medical Teams International addresses dental needs for low-income children in the Pacific Northwest by removing two of the primary obstacles to receiving dental care: cost and accessible location.
Children served: 850

Clark County Dental Health Day - $5,000
Children's Dental Health Day is an annual event established in 2007 that serves the underpriviledged and low-income children within Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Children served: 250

Providence Child Center - $25,000
The dental clinic at the Providence Child Center provides onsite comprehensive dental services for children with profound disabilities.
Children served: -

Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation - $20,000
Virginia Garcia's comprehensive dental program is designed to ensure that low-income children have immediate access to care that improves and protects their oral and overall-health.
Children served: 6,500