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Ronald McDonald House: New Haven

Featuring 30 guest rooms and a respite room, the Ronald McDonald House: New Haven provides daily lodging and necessities to families with children undergoing essential and specialized medical treatment at hospitals and healthcare facilities around Connecticut, while being just across the street from our main partner hospital, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital.

Ronald McDonald House: New Haven is a home away from home for families of children who are being treated at nearby hospitals including:

Getting here

The Ronald McDonald House: New Haven serves families from all over the country and world seeking treatment at hospitals around the state. Because our House is located near the campus of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, there are many options for travel to our facility.

A home away from home

The Ronald McDonald House: New Haven serves as a critical link between families and essential medical care. A warm, homelike atmosphere with comfortable beds, private baths, a well-stocked kitchen, and volunteers ready to support our guests, the Ronald McDonald House: New Haven features:

  • 30 guest rooms and private baths
  • A communal and handicap accessible kitchen
  • Community dining room
  • A standalone handicap accessible shower room
  • A respite room allowing family members to rest and refresh themselves
  • Free on-site laundry
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Additional resources for children and families

The Ronald McDonald House: New Haven is dedicated to keeping families together, and we strive to underline the joyous experience of family togetherness. Our House also features:

  • TV lounges
  • Resource center with computers
  • Toddler playroom
  • Teen room
  • Sun rooms
  • Outdoor yard with a patio, playground and garden

By Air

  • US Airways serves Tweed-New Haven (10 minutes from the House) with daily flights.
  • Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut (50 minutes from the House).
  • Airlifeline or call toll free (800) 446-1231.
  • Connecticut Limo ground transportation services for: Bradley, JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark International Airports. It is best to take a taxi from Connecticut Limo to the house, 10 minutes.

By Train

  • Amtrak has regularly scheduled trains into and out of New Haven’s Union Station.
  • Metro-North Commuter Railroad offers service between New Haven and New York City and New Haven and New London.
  • It is best to take a taxi from the train station to the House, 5 minutes.

By Bus

  • Greyhound and Peter Pan Trailways serve New Haven’s Union Train Station.
  • It is best to take a taxi from the Union Station to the House, 5 minutes.

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