History
 The drive to establish a Ronald McDonald House® in Lubbock originated in 1981 by the Junior League of Lubbock. In 1983, a non-profit organization named Family House, Inc. was organized and the local co-op of McDonald's restaurants and the national McDonald's Corp got solidly behind the project. The Junior League of Lubbock made the Ronald McDonald House the largest project in their 50 years' history and the community gave generously to raise construction funds. Texas Tech leased one acre of ground to the House for $10, and ground was broken on September 14, 1985. After much work the House opened its doors to its first family on March 10, 1988. In the fall of 1996, eight bedrooms were added for a total of seventeen bedrooms and the dining room was expanded to accommodate the additional rooms.
During 2004, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Lubbock and Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Permian Basin joined together and became Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Southwest (RMHC). Our primary areas of service include West Texas, the Permian Basin and Eastern New Mexico, although we serve families from across the country and around the world.
On Thursday, April 19th, 2006, RMHC of the Southwest opened a Ronald McDonald Family Room™ inside Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. This Family Room is the world’s 100th Ronald McDonald Family Room™!
RMHC of the Southwest opened the world's 101st and 102nd Ronald McDonald Family Rooms™ on July 27th, 2006. These are located inside Covenant’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Lubbock and inside University Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital, also in Lubbock.
As of January 1, 2007 we took responsibility for the Big Country and Concho Valley areas of Texas.
More good news! A Ronald McDonald Care Mobile™ will be delivered August 28, 2007 to serve the children of the Permian Basin area. The Care Mobile will offer medical services free of charge to children who might not otherwise have access to healthcare. Our health care partner is Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas.
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