Family Meal Program

After a long day at the hospital, there’s nothing more appreciated than having a meal. Gather friends, family oráco-workers to provide a comforting meal for our families.

The Family Meal Program provides the following opportunities to serve our families:

Prepare a Meal at the Ronald McDonald House
We provide the kitchen, you provide the food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner opportunities are available. Volunteers choose the menu, purchase the ingredients, prepare the meal and serve our families buffet style. For complete information, view our Meal Provider Guidelines.

Please contact Rene Carlin at rcarlin@rmhc-ctx.org for more information.

To check availability, view our breakfast calendar, lunch calendar or dinner calendar.

Sponsor a Meal at the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
Support families inside the hospital by sponsoring a meal at a Ronald McDonald Family Room, just moments away from their sick children. Meals must be prepared by a restaurant or in a commercial kitchen and can be delivered by you or the restaurant. You are welcome to serve the meal or our volunteers can assist. For complete instructions, click here.

Austin Family Rooms – Sign up on our calendar here or contact Molly Sandlin at msandlin@rmhc-ctx.org for more information.

Brazos Valley Family Rooms – Sign up with Shannon Cashion at scashion@rmhc-ctx.org.

Lunches with Love
Gather co-workers, friends and family to assemble sack lunches for families so they always have a meal and never have to leave their children’s side. You gather the food supplies, including the lunch sacks, bring everything to Ronald McDonald House (Austin) or the Family Room (Brazos Valley) for assembly and then deliver them to the Family Rooms. For more information, please view our Lunches with Love Guidelines.

Austin Family Rooms – Sign up on our calendar here or contact Molly Sandlin at msandlin@rmhc-ctx.org for more information.

Brazos Valley Family Rooms – Sign up with Shannon Cashion at scashion@rmhc-ctx.org.

Give Back and Learn from a Professional Chef!
Your volunteer group can now partner with Dinner Elf to help prepare your meal at the Ronald McDonald House. Dinner Elf provides a professional chef that will lead your volunteer group during your meal prep time. For a fee, Dinner Elf will help you decide the menu, do the grocery shopping and bring the groceries to the House. Your group will be very involved as the Dinner Elf chef guides and teaches your volunteers as they prepare the meal for our families. If you’re interested in securing Dinner Elf, click on the request form link to learn more.