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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 86,000 children and distributed more than $725,000 in grant money for this purpose. 

In 2008, grants totaling $134,480 ($68,240 in local funds and $66,240 in matching support from RMHC Global) were awarded to seven programs that served approximately 17,000 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

2009 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:

7/1/09 Grant application due
8/09 Applications reviewed and site visits conducted
10/09 Grant awards announced
4/10 6-month grant evaluation due
12/10 Final grant evaluation due

 

2008 RMHC Outreach Recipients:

Assistance League of Eugene - $6,680
This program provides free dental care to public school children from low-income families in Lane County. 
Children served: 566

Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis - $12,000
This program enhances the atmosphere of healthy after-school activities by promoting routine dental exams for children in Corvallis and Benton County.
Children served: 300

Community Health Center - $8,500
This program delivers oral health screening and dental sealant services to elementary school children from low-income families in Jackson County.
Children served: 1,500

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington - $20,000
This program provides free dental care for low-income children at the Vancouver clinic and through the mobile dental van, “Dental Express,” in Southwest Washington.
Children served: 2,760

Medical Teams International - $60,000
This program provides free dental care for children from low-income families in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Yamhill counties through the operation of three mobile dental units. 
Children served: 1,850

Salem Keizer School District- $5,300
This program provides preventative treatment and education to children from low-income families.
Children served: 5,000

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Clinic - $20,000
This program provides free dental care for children from low-income families in Washington and Yamhill counties. 
Children served: 5,175

Clark County Dental Society Children's Dental Health Day - $2,000
Members of the Clark County Dental Society and Clark County Dental Hygiene Program provide free dental care for children from low-income families in Clark county at this one-day clinic. 
Children served: 300


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