Volunteer

Make a difference to the families who come through our doors

Your time is a powerful gift. By volunteering, you help families with critcally ill or injured children find comfort and let them focus on what’s most important—healing together.

SIGN UP TO BE A VOLUNTEER TODAY!

Group Volunteering

When a group of volunteers comes together to help at RMHC CTX, they make a big impact. Whether it’s preparing a meal or helping out with a specific task, their efforts, small and large, support every family that relies on RMHC CTX. Here are a few ways you and your friends, coworkers or family can help.

If you have any additional questions please reach out to: Mealsfromtheheart@rmhc-ctx.org

  • After a long day at the hospital, there’s nothing more appreciated than having a meal. Gather friends, family, co-workers to provide a comforting meal for our families. View our Family Meal Program opportunities here.

  • We are in constant need of supplies for the families that stay at our House and visit our Family Rooms. Small comforts like individually wrapped snacks, juice boxes, travel size toiletries make a difference when a family is traveling back and forth to the hospital. View our Wish List which shows our most needed items and host a Wish List drive in your office.

Individual Volunteering

Individual volunteers directly impact RMHC CTX families by providing comfort in a variety of ways.

Volunteers must be 18 years old to volunteer at our Ronald McDonald House and in our hospital programs.

If you have any additional questions please reach out to volunteer@rmhc-ctx.org

  • House volunteers play an important role in the day-to-day operations of our Ronald McDonald Houses. They provide administrative support, help keep our Houses clean and tidy, offer support to families, serve as a welcoming face, and provide information to our visitors.

    Age: Must be 18 years or older
    Location: Ronald McDonald House at 1315 Barbara Jordan Blvd. or Ronald McDonald House Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin at 9835 N. Lake Creek Pkwy.
    Commitment: Weekly three-hour shift for a minimum of 6 consecutive months
    Shifts: Shifts are offered daily from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
    Duties Include:

    • Answering phones

    • Greeting visitors

    • Organizing donations

    • Light cleaning of our kitchen and common areas

    • Restocking our guest rooms

    • Assisting our guest families with items they need

    Want to become a House volunteer? Please submit your application and sign up for one of our upcoming required orientations here.

  • We are always accepting applications for Family Room and Happy Wheels Cart volunteers. Applicants must have all required immunizations before submitting their application.

    Ronald McDonald Family Rooms

    Our Ronald McDonald Family Rooms provide care and comfort to families within the hospital where their children are receiving treatment. Volunteers enable us to serve our families directly at the hospital while keeping them close to their children.

    Shifts: Weekly 3-4 hour shifts. Times vary by location.

    Responsibilities:

    • Communicate with hospital staff to ensure we are providing the best care and support for our families.

    • Ensure our records and data are accurate and up-to-date.

    • Maintain the Family Room, ensuring it’s clean and stocked for families.

    • Process family check-ins and check-outs for our sleeping rooms.

    • Communicate needs of the Family Room to Hospital Programs staff.

    • Assist families staying in the Family Room as needed

    Want to become a Family Room volunteer?

    Please submit your application and sign up for one of our upcoming required orientations here.

    Happy Wheels Cart

    Volunteers stroll through the hospital hallways pushing the Happy Wheels Cart and providing complimentary items to parents and children. The Happy Wheels Cart brings RMHC CTX directly to the families that are spending long hours at the hospitals with their children.

    Shifts: Weekly 1-2 hours shifts. Times vary by location.

    Locations:

    Responsibilities:

    • Navigate the Happy Wheels Cart through the pediatric units of the hospital, distributing complimentary meals, juice boxes, snacks, coloring books, small toys, toiletries, and other items to children and families.

    • Keep the Happy Wheels Cart stocked with supplies.

    • Communicate Happy Wheels Cart needs to the RMHC CTX team.

    Commitment: We require a minimum six month consecutive commitment or two consecutive semesters with a weekly or bi-weekly shift.

    Want to become a Happy Wheels Cart volunteer?

    Please submit your application and sign up for one of our upcoming required orientations here.

    Required Immunizations for Family Room and Happy Wheels Cart Volunteers: 

    • Two doses of MMR – Measles, Mumps, Rubella

    • Two doses of varicella – Chicken Pox (either history of disease or proof of vaccination)

    • TB (Tuberculosis) test within the last 3 months

    • Flu shot is required every flu season (October – March) – no exceptions

    • St. David’s locations require TDap and a drug screen – provided by the hospital after acceptance into the program.

  • Ronald McDonald Family Rooms in the Brazos Valley

    We are seeking volunteers for our Family Rooms at St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital and St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital. If you are interested in learning more, please email us at volunteer@rmhc-ctx.org.

    Family Room volunteers play an important role in the day-to-day operations of the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms. Volunteers assist families with check-in, record data, maintain the space to ensure it’s clean, welcome families, and will be asked to stroll the hospital with the Happy Wheels Cart.

    Age: Must be 18 years of age or older
    Location(s): Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are located at:

    Commitment: Weekly or bi-weekly, three-hour shifts for a minimum of six months
    Shifts: Monday-Friday: 10 am – 1 pm; 3 pm – 6 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 10 am – 1 pm

    Duties include:

    • Register guests

    • Review guidelines and expectations with families

    • Reinforce rules and guidelines when necessary

    • Maintain Family Room cleanliness and prepare rooms when necessary

    • Offer resources to families

    • Push the Happy Wheels Cart, delivering items to families by their child’s hospital bedside.

    • Provide a warm, friendly environment for families

    Happy Wheels Cart

    The Happy Wheels Carts stroll the hospital hallways at St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital, St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital (The Med) and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center College Station. Designed to support families with children healing in the hospital, volunteers navigate the Happy Wheels Cart throughout the hospital and distribute complimentary items to families with hospitalized children.

    Shifts: 9:00 am – 11:00 pm; 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm; 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Interested in being a Family Room or Happy Wheels Cart Volunteer in the Brazos Valley? Please contact volunteer@rmhc-ctx.org

  • We are always in need of supplies for families that stay at the Ronald McDonald House and visit our three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms. Small comforts like individually wrapped snacks, juice boxes, travel-size toiletries make a difference when a family is traveling back and forth to the hospital. You can view our Ronald McDonald House Wish List here, and you can view the Wish List for the Brazos Valley here. For an accessible version of the Wish Lists, please contact info@rmhc-ctx.org.

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