SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s expected that construction work on a $1 million renovation project at the Central New York Ronald McDonald House will begin this fall. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York (RMHC of CNY) on Sept. 21 announced it is planning the project to create new family suites. The effort seeks to […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s expected that construction work on a $1 million renovation project at the Central New York Ronald McDonald House will begin this fall.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York (RMHC of CNY) on Sept. 21 announced it is planning the project to create new family suites.
The effort seeks to “meet the evolving needs of families,” RMHC of CNY said.
Construction on the expansion project will be managed by Zausmer-Frisch Scruton & Aggarwal, which designed and built the Central New York Ronald McDonald House in 2011 and 2012.
The local Ronald McDonald House is situated at 1100 E. Genesee St. in Syracuse. It serves as a temporary home for families with seriously ill children who travel to the city for medical care.
RMHC of CNY wants to renovate more than 9,000 square feet of unfinished space on the house’s fourth floor, adding six new family suites to increase the capacity of the home. The project will also enable the nonprofit to “better accommodate” large and multigenerational guest families.
“For more than 40 years, the CNY Ronald McDonald House has been a place of love and support for families facing the unthinkable. While that will never change, we recognize that the needs of our guest families are growing, and so our House must too,” Beth Trunfio, executive director of RMHC of CNY, said in a release. “We’re excited to build out our fourth floor with new family suites that will enable us to keep even more families comfortable and close when it matters most.”
The six new suites will enable the nonprofit to offer more family-centered spaces to large and multigenerational families while giving working parents and family members a designated space to work remotely during their stay. Additionally, the suites will provide a private living space for families with children who are immunocompromised, RMHC of CNY said.
“When a family stays with us, parents, grandparents and siblings often stay at the House in order to remain together,” Trunfio noted. “Our new family suites will help us to better serve those families, while increasing our capacity so that we may continue to serve even more families in need in the years ahead — especially as local hospitals continue to expand their services and future population growth is expected in the area.”
The Central New York Ronald McDonald House says it provides guest families with the convenience of a comfortable room and warm bed, home-cooked meals and snacks, and support and compassion — all at no cost to the families — while allowing them to stay close to Syracuse–area hospitals and medical centers.
In the first six months of this year, 415 family members stayed at the CNY Ronald McDonald House for a total of 1,782 nights, the nonprofit said.