A home for the holidays
for families with hospitalized children
Ronald McDonald House® San Diego provides much more than a place to stay. This holiday season, donors, volunteers and community partners bring the comfort, support and joy that turn our House into a home for families staying close to the care their child needs. From decorated trees and holiday meals to gifts for the kids, there are many ways to help.
Staying together: the Meredith family
Launched in 2022, Imagine the Moment: The Campaign for San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House is expanding our ability to care for more families—more deeply—by keeping them close, supported, and together during a child’s medical crisis. With the 28-room expansion complete, the Fowler Family Challenge is now accelerating progress through program innovation and strengthening long-term impact through endowment growth.
Get Involved
Serve a Meal
Give the gift of healthy, fresh, homemade meals to families yearning for a taste of comfort. Get started here.
Volunteer
Your skills and time make a great impact on the lives of families who come to the House. Discover individual and group opportunities here.
Donate
Families are nourished and taken care of here thanks to generous support from people like you. There are so many ways to give.
Mission
Founded in 1980, Ronald McDonald House San Diego provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families and promote healing when children need healthcare.
Impact
Here’s what Ronald McDonald House San Diego supporters made possible in 2025.
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Most importantly, we were able to stay together.
– Shawna Camara, Clyde’s mom
FEATURED STORY
A tiny tree, a new tradition
The holidays found the Camara family far from their Hawaii home for their son’s critical heart surgery at Rady Children’s Hospital. At Ronald McDonald House San Diego, they found a community of families who understood, and a home for the holidays.
Around the House
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A tiny tree and a new tradition: the Camara family’s holidays at Ronald McDonald House San Diego
Far from home for Clyde’s heart surgery, the Camara family spent the holidays at Ronald McDonald House San Diego and started a new tradition. Read more
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See your impact in our 2026 Impact Report
Thanks to you, no family faces a child’s illness alone. Explore our 2026 Impact Report, featuring the Yepiz family. Read more
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