Ronald McDonald House Toronto

Ronald McDonald House Toronto Ronald McDonald House Toronto is where families stay strong — together —when a child is seriously ill.
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It’s ! This month, our Wish List is focused on everyday personal care essentials that help families feel comfortable an...
10/07/2026

It’s !

This month, our Wish List is focused on everyday personal care essentials that help families feel comfortable and cared for while they’re staying with us at the House or in our 7 Ronald McDonald House Family Rooms.

We’re currently in need of:
- Shampoo & conditioner for a variety of hair types and textures
-Lip balm
-Deodorant

And with Amazon.ca Prime Day happening today, it’s a great time to check out our Amazon Wish List and help stock these much-needed essentials for families. Every item purchased is delivered directly to Ronald McDonald House Toronto. ❤️

Shop our Amazon Wish List: https://bit.ly/3WC4HTw

You can also drop off your donation by emailing [email protected]

When a child becomes seriously ill, school can seem like something that should wait.But school may be one of the things ...
10/05/2026

When a child becomes seriously ill, school can seem like something that should wait.

But school may be one of the things a child wants to keep:
A favourite subject.
Friends to learn alongside.
Something to work toward when so much else has changed.

On World Teachers’ Day, Katie Doering, our Chief Program Officer and School Principal, reflects on the expertise behind making learning possible for children receiving treatment and their siblings.

At Ronald McDonald House Toronto, we want to say a big thank you to our educators — and the donors, volunteers and families who support their work. You help children keep their interests, friendships and ambitions in view.

Read Katie’s piece, “Keeping the future in view.”

https://ronaldmcdonaldhousetoronto.ca/news-stories/keeping-the-future-in-view-what-teaching-through-serious-illness-reveals-about-the-work-of-teachers/

It's World Smile Day ❤️ And here's one simple way to take part: grab a Happy Meal® today. Today and every day, your Happ...
10/02/2026

It's World Smile Day ❤️ And here's one simple way to take part: grab a Happy Meal® today.

Today and every day, your Happy Meal® purchase helps support families with sick and injured children staying at Ronald McDonald House across Canada.

So, if you're stopping by McDonald's Canada, enjoy a Happy Meal® and help bring smiles to families with sick children in your community. 🏠

10/02/2026

It's World Smile Day! ❤️ Your Happy Meal® can be part of something bigger for families with sick children.

Today and every day, a portion of the proceeds from every Happy Meal® purchase helps support families with sick and injured children – giving families time to play, unwind, and spend quality time together 🏠

Get a Happy Meal® at your local McDonald's Canada and help bring more smiles to families.

Today is World Smile Day — and a Happy Meal is a smile that means more.A portion of proceeds from every Happy Meal purch...
10/02/2026

Today is World Smile Day — and a Happy Meal is a smile that means more.

A portion of proceeds from every Happy Meal purchased at McDonald’s supports Ronald McDonald House programs across Canada all year long, helping families stay close to their seriously ill children.

Here in Toronto, that support helps us provide families with a place to stay, nourishing meals, meaningful moments together and care when they need it most.

Pick up a Happy Meal today at your local McDonald's Canada and help support Ronald McDonald House families across Canada.

Tomorrow is World Smile Day! Pick up a Happy Meal® and help bring more smiles to families in your community while they n...
10/01/2026

Tomorrow is World Smile Day! Pick up a Happy Meal® and help bring more smiles to families in your community while they navigate the journey of caring for a sick child.

By simply purchasing a Happy Meal®, you're giving families like the Welsh family a place to play, craft, and meet a community of people who understand what they're going through.

Tomorrow and every day, a portion of the proceeds from every Happy Meal® purchase helps support families staying at Ronald McDonald House across Canada. ❤️

Learning continues beyond September 30 at the Ronald McDonald House Toronto School. Yesterday, on Orange Shirt Day, stud...
10/01/2026

Learning continues beyond September 30 at the Ronald McDonald House Toronto School.

Yesterday, on Orange Shirt Day, students explored Phyllis Webstad’s story and the significance of the orange shirt taken from her at residential school. They reflected on the “300 sleeps” she spent away from home.

Together, students walked 300 steps around our Tranquility Garden, counting in groups of 10, 50 and 100. Older students used calendars to explore how long 300 days would mean being separated from family.

This learning is part of the school year. Teachers share books by Indigenous authors, introduce Indigenous leaders, and guide age-appropriate conversations about history and current events.

In Health and Physical Education, students have also created a Medicine Wheel to explore the connections between physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. They return to these teachings throughout the year as they learn about balance and caring for themselves.

Listening to Indigenous stories and perspectives, and learning the history of residential schools, takes time. We’re grateful to our teachers for thoughtfully making space for this important learning throughout the school year.

Families come to Ronald McDonald House Toronto from many places. At our House and in our Family Rooms, we offer spaces w...
09/30/2026

Families come to Ronald McDonald House Toronto from many places. At our House and in our Family Rooms, we offer spaces where families can stay close while a child receives care.

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, we remember the children taken from their families and communities through residential schools. We honour Survivors, the children who never returned home, and the families and communities who continue to live with the impacts.

Our House stands on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat and the Mississaugas of the Credit, on land covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. We are grateful to support families here.

This day asks us to listen to Survivors and Indigenous voices, to learn, and to consider how we welcome and support Indigenous children and families in our spaces. That learning must continue beyond today.

Every child matters.

Graphic by National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

❤️⛳ $79,162 raised for families!For more than two decades, the Jordin Jewel Foundation in support of Ronald McDonald Hou...
09/29/2026

❤️⛳ $79,162 raised for families!

For more than two decades, the Jordin Jewel Foundation in support of Ronald McDonald House Golf Tournament has brought the Thunder Bay community together around something very special: helping families stay close when a child needs medical care far from home.

This year marked the 26th tournament, raising an incredible $79,162 in support of Ronald McDonald House Toronto and Ronald McDonald House SWO — helping to provide families with a place to stay, warm meals, and a community of support during some of their hardest days.

What began in Jordin’s memory 27 years ago has grown into an extraordinary legacy of generosity — one that continues to make a very real difference for families from Thunder Bay and communities across Northwestern Ontario.

To the Jordin Jewel Foundation, the organizing committee, sponsors, golfers, volunteers and everyone who has helped build this event over the years: thank you.

Twenty six tournaments. Thousands of people brought together. And one very special legacy that continues to help families stay close. ❤️

📸: jessapearlphotography

What does it mean for a student to know there is a place for them before they even walk into the room? At Ronald McDonal...
09/28/2026

What does it mean for a student to know there is a place for them before they even walk into the room?

At Ronald McDonald House Toronto School, that question shapes how our educators plan each day.

A phys-ed class might include a student using a wheelchair, a child navigating medical equipment or someone returning to movement after surgery or treatment. For teacher Zoe Webster, inclusion begins before the lesson does.

“It means creating an environment where every student feels that they were expected, welcomed and thought about before they even walked into the room.”

That thinking carries through the entire School — from lessons designed around different abilities and energy levels to the small details that tell a child someone has been listening to what they like, what makes them laugh and what helps them feel comfortable.

Last year, 116 students continued learning through Ronald McDonald House Toronto School programs. Every child arrived with different experiences, strengths and needs.

Our newest story takes you inside the classroom to see what inclusive education looks like here — and why being ready for the next student means thinking about them before they arrive.

Right now, gifts to our Back to School campaign are being matched dollar for dollar by Saputo, up to $40,000.

Read “Expected, welcomed and thought about” and help us be ready for the next student.
https://ronaldmcdonaldhousetoronto.ca/news-stories/expected-welcomed-and-thought-about/

What does your Round Up help make possible for families with sick children? It helps provide the spaces, resources, and ...
09/25/2026

What does your Round Up help make possible for families with sick children?

It helps provide the spaces, resources, and everyday essentials families need to stay close to their child's medical care.

Swipe to see what that support can look like for families across Canada.

When you order your favourite menu item at McDonald's Canada, don't forget to Round Up and make a meaningful difference. ❤️

09/23/2026

A few cents might feel small. But collectively, they become something much bigger. 🏠

When you choose to Round Up your order total – in the McDonald’s app or in-restaurant – 100% of your donation helps support families with sick children across Canada.

That support creates the everyday essentials families rely on while their child receives life-saving medical care, surrounding them with warmth and a supportive community during one of the hardest times of their lives.

Next time you order at McDonald's Canada, choose to Round Up. ❤️

Supporting families just got even easier. ❤️ You can now Round Up* your order total to the nearest dollar in the McDonal...
09/22/2026

Supporting families just got even easier. ❤️

You can now Round Up* your order total to the nearest dollar in the McDonald’s app, and 100% of your donation helps families stay together and close to their child’s life-saving care.

Next time you order your favourite menu item at McDonald's Canada in the app or in-restaurant, choose to Round Up. Every donation, no matter the size, supports families with critically sick and injured children.

* Not valid with McDelivery orders

Supporting families with sick children just got easier. You can now Round Up* your order total to the nearest dollar in ...
09/22/2026

Supporting families with sick children just got easier.

You can now Round Up* your order total to the nearest dollar in the McDonald’s app, and 100% of your donation helps families stay together and close to their child’s life-saving care.

Next time you order your favourite menu item at McDonald's Canada in the app or in-restaurant, choose to Round Up. Every donation, no matter the size supports families with critically sick and injured children.

*Not valid with McDelivery Orders.

“Continuing in school tells me I have a future.”A teenager once said this to Dr. Katie Doering, our Chief Program Office...
09/21/2026

“Continuing in school tells me I have a future.”

A teenager once said this to Dr. Katie Doering, our Chief Program Officer and School Principal. She has carried those eight words with her ever since.

They capture why keeping school going matters when so much else in a child’s life has changed.

When medical care takes children away from their homes, communities and regular classrooms, school provides more than academic progress. It offers routine, friendship, independence and something important to look toward.

At Ronald McDonald House Toronto School, educators welcome students throughout the year and adapt learning around appointments, treatment, energy levels and individual needs. They create a place where children receiving care — and their siblings — can feel safe, supported and free to be themselves.

In our latest story, our educators share what they see when students settle in, find their confidence and recognize that they still have a future to build.

Read the story and help keep learning going.
https://ronaldmcdonaldhousetoronto.ca/news-stories/continuing-in-school-tells-me-i-have-a-future/

Now, donations to our Back-to-School campaign will be matched by Saputo, up to $40,000.

09/18/2026

Step inside Ronald McDonald House Manitoba 🏠

For families caring for their sick or injured child, having space to pause, rest, and be together is an important part of well-being. At Ronald McDonald House Manitoba, families have access to a wide variety of mental, emotional and physical supports throughout their stay, including the opportunity to connect with a Knowledge Keeper and use the smudging room, as well as a Sensory Room and Magic Room to play, unwind, play and find joy.

These spaces and supports create moments of comfort and connection for families, helping them maintain family routines where possible and focus on being close to one another throughout their child’s medical journey.

Learn more about Ronald McDonald House programs at the link in our bio. 🔗💛

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. For families facing childhood cancer, a diagnosis can change everything ...
09/18/2026

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

For families facing childhood cancer, a diagnosis can change everything — bringing long days of treatment, time away from home and uncertainty about what comes next.

For Courtney and Derek, that journey began when their son Nolan was diagnosed with JMML, a rare form of childhood leukemia.

While Nolan received life-saving medical treatment in Toronto, Ronald McDonald House Toronto gave their family a space to stay together — through the difficult days, the hopeful ones and the everyday moments in between.

Moments where Nolan could simply be a child and enjoy a sense of normalcy. Where siblings Bradley and Callie could spend time together as a family. Where parents Courtney and Derek could connect with other families who understood what they were going through, and where a warm, comforting meal was waiting after a long day.

“Shared tears and shared hope. Those friendships meant everything. They reminded us we weren’t alone.” — Courtney, Nolan’s mom

This month, we recognize every child facing cancer and the families beside them. No family should have to navigate their child’s cancer journey alone. Every family deserves to feel supported, cared for and close to one another through it all. 💛

https://ronaldmcdonaldhousetoronto.ca/news-stories/power-of-staying-close/

09/15/2026

What does meal programming look like at Ronald McDonald House?

Sous Chef Meagan gives us a peek inside what goes into preparing and serving meals for families every day at Ronald McDonald House South Central Ontario.

From breakfast and dinner at the House to meals and snacks shared in the Family Rooms, each meal is one less thing for families to worry about while navigating their child's life-saving medical care.

As Meagan shares, it truly takes a village. 💛 Help keep that care going for families in your community – donate today and help keep families supported. 🔗

08/26/2026

A fresh towel. Grabbing a snack on the way out the door. A bedtime story at the end of the day.

These everyday moments mean so much more when a family is caring for a sick or injured child far from home.

And often, the impact of a donation can be found in those very details - the comforts and familiar moments that can make a meaningful difference throughout a family’s medical journey. 💛

Give your donation a voice. Donate today and help make more of these moments possible for families in your community. 🔗

08/26/2026

A fresh towel. Grabbing a snack on the way out the door. A bedtime story at the end of the day.
 
These everyday moments mean so much more when a family is caring for a sick or injured child far from home.
 
And often, the impact of a donation can be found in those very details - the comforts and familiar moments that can make a meaningful difference throughout a family’s medical journey. 💛
 
Give your donation a voice. Donate today and help make more of these moments possible for families in your community. 🔗

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