   thumb|ronald mcdonald house collection canister ronald mcdonald house charities (rmhc) is an independent 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children. from early on, the organization had deep support from ray kroc's empire. gerald newman, chief accounting officer for mcdonald's corporation, was "one of the founders of ronald mcdonald children's charities and was president of r.m.h.c." rmhc has a global network of chapters in 52 countries under three core programs, ronald mcdonald house, ronald mcdonald family room and ronald mcdonald care mobile. ==programs== there are currently 322 ronald mcdonald's houses in 57 countries and regions. ronald mcdonald houses act as a place to stay for families with hospitalized children who are receiving treatment. ronald mcdonald's houses provide over 7,200 bedrooms to families around the world each night, with an estimated value of $257 million in lieu of hotel costs. there are currently 161 ronald mcdonald's family roomsrmhc.org in 19 countries and regions. these rooms accommodate over 3,000 families each day who live in the local community and don't need to stay at a ronald mcdonald house. they provide a place for family members to rest, wash clothes, take 
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