Knoxville’s Ronald McDonald House has been serving families since 1985. Give a parent one wish and chances are they would ask for the health and happiness of their children. But that’s not always possible. Fortunately, our Ronald McDonald House provides temporary lodging and the comforts of “home” for families with critically ill/injured children.

Located downtown by East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, the House is available to any family with a child, age 21 years or younger, who does not reside within Knox County that is receiving medical treatment at any area hospital. It can accommodate 15 families or 65 people nightly and has housed over 57,000 people from 41 states and 10 foreign countries since its opening.

The House itself has had a vibrant past. It stands on the site of the old Fort Sanders and has served as a home to UT students and Oak Ridge Manhattan Project workers (read more).

You can support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Knoxville by becoming a volunteer, attending their Beat the Winter Blues event at Stanley’s Greenhouse on Friday, February 2, providing supplies on their wish list, or donating via the button below: