A home away from home
just steps from the hospital
Ronald McDonald House® San Diego cares for families when a child is ill or injured, offering a place to stay, resources and support so they can stay close to their child’s care.
A Home Away From Home for 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 – offering a home away from home, just steps from the hospital.
Impact
Here’s what Ronald McDonald House San Diego supporters made possible in 2025.
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By giving me a ‘home away from home’, Ronald McDonald House supporters made it possible for Gigi to be alive and here today.
– Elini Lawrence
FEATURED STORY
A Home Away from
Home for 711 Days
At 20 weeks pregnant, Eliani Lawrence learned her baby’s heart
wasn’t developing properly. So when doctors advised that she
deliver in San Diego, where specialists could provide the best care,
baby Gigi’s miraculous medical journey began….
Around the House
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The Ron & Alexis Fowler Family Care Center
We’re thrilled to share that our House bears a new name: the Ron & Alexis Fowler Family Care Center. The Fowler Family Care Center… Read more
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Meet Alex Loker, Our Incoming President & CEO
This fall, we are excited to welcome Alex Loker as Ronald McDonald House San Diego’s incoming President and CEO. Alex will join the House on September… Read more
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Keeping Two Sisters Together
For a time, every day felt uncertain for Saipan mom Dasery Babauta. After a complicated pregnancy, her youngest daughter, Remi Rose, arrived early and… Read more
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Raffle Winner Spotlight: Navy Veteran Drives Home a New Lexus
Introducing Tom C. of Show Low, Arizona! For 8 years, Tom has participated in our Giving Back Raffle because he believed in helping families. He never expected to become one of its biggest winners. … Read more
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