Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest creates, finds and supports programs that provide a caring community for families with seriously ill children while increasing children's access to health care services. Our House currently has 48 bedrooms, state-of-the-art kitchens, a licensed K-12 school, a movie theater, half-court gym, work-out facility and computer lab. Since 1979, over 6,000 families from all over the United States and the world have benefited from the services and hospitality provided by volunteers and staff of Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest.