Ronald McDonald House Slovakia

Founded in 2003, Ronald McDonald House Slovakia is a charity based in Bratislava, Slovakia working on health, children & youth.

Ronald McDonald House Slovakia, n. o. is a non-profit organisation supporting hospitalised children and their families in Slovakia. It works to keep families together during hospital stays and to create dignified, supportive conditions in children's hospital wards. Since 2003 it has supported more than 70 projects in 11 children's hospitals across Slovakia, including Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Košice, Žilina, Prešov and Nitra, investing over 1,250,000 euro in renovations, shared spaces, waiting rooms and medical equipment. Its main programmes are Hospitality Cart, which brings practical and personal support directly to families on wards, and Pyjama Day, an annual awareness and fundraising campaign that funds folding beds for parents. The organisation is preparing its first Ronald McDonald House in Banská Bystrica, which will offer accommodation near the hospital. It is funded by McDonald's, corporate partners, individual donors, grants and the public, including 2% tax assignments. It draws on the experience of the global Ronald McDonald House network.