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Save the Dates

Volunteer for
House Weed & Feed
Saturday, May 31 
Volunteer for our annual spring cleaning and planting of the grounds. 
Volunteer for this event

Celebrity Singles
Auction & Party
Friday, June 13 
A fun-filled evening hosted by Portland Monthly and benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Mike Rich & Friends Present
Swingin' 2008 
Sunday, July 20 - Social
Tiger Woods Center at Nike World Headquarters 

Monday, July 21 - Weinstock Golf Tournament 
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club 
Register for this event

Hearts & Hands Auction 
Sunday, September 21 
The Governor Hotel 
Downtown Portland 

Outreach Program

Ronald McDonald House Charities, with support from RMHC Global, offers grants to charitable organizations that provide free immunizations and dental care to children in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Since 2002, RMHC’s outreach program has served approximately 69,000 children and distributed more than $595,000 in grant money for this purpose. 

In 2007, grants totaling $160,000 ($80,000 in local funds and $80,000 in matching support from RMHC Global) were awarded to nine programs that served approximately 24,000 children.

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.


Grant Application Guidelines

RMHC accepts proposals from organizations that provide immunizations and/or dental 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 immunization or dental 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

2008 Grant Application Process:

Application Packet (pdf)
6-Month Evaluation (pdf)
Final Evaluation (pdf)
 

Important Deadlines:

7/1/08 Grant application due
7/08 Applications reviewed and site visits conducted
10/08 Grant awards announced
4/09 6-month grant evaluation due
12/09 Final grant evaluation due

 

2007 RMHC Outreach Recipients:

Assistance League of Eugene - $6,500
To provide free dental care to public school children K-12th grade from low-income families who otherwise would not receive care in the greater Eugene/Springfield area.

Assistance League of Portland - $10,000
To provide free dental care to Portland school students who qualify through the free lunch program, do not have any health insurance, and are referred by their school.

Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion & Polk Counties - $10,000
To provide free dental care for children from low-income families.

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington - $17,000
To provide free dental care for low-income children at the Vancouver clinic and through the mobile dental van, “Dental Express,” in Southwest Washington.

Medical Teams International - $60,000
To provide free dental care for low-income children of homeless and migrant families in Multnomah, Washington, Clark, and Yamhill counties through the operation of three mobile dental units. 

Siskiyou Community Health Center - $20,000
To provide free dental care for school children from low-income families through a mobile care unit.

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Clinic - $16,500
To provide free dental care for children from low-income families at three dental clinics in Cornelius, Hillsboro and McMinnville. 

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Clinic - $10,000
To provide free immunizations for children from low-income families at primary care clinics in Cornelius, Beaverton, Hillsboro, and McMinnville.

White Bird Clinic- $10,000
To provide free dental care to children from low-income families in Lane County.


Outreach program contact: 
Siri Hamill
971-230-6703
shamill@rmhcoregon.org