Our mission Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Central Florida finds, creates, and supports programs that directly support the health and well-being of children and families. Our purpose Our cornerstone program, the Ronald McDonald House®, provides a home away from home for families with children receiving treatment at hospitals and medical facilities in Orlando. Before the Ronald McDonald Houses, parents were sleeping in their cars or in chairs in the waiting room, eating out of vending machines, or bearing the expense of impersonal hotel rooms.