Ryan House Stories

We're excited to welcome our new nurse, Kristina Patterson, to the Ryan House Care Team! Learn more about her in this month's Staff Spotlight where you'll see that she has some pretty unique skills and an awesome sense of humor too! What is one unique thing people don’t know about you – like a hobby, a former profession, a place you’ve visited?  I can rip a gas nozzle and hose out of the pump and not blow anyone up. If...

Make Your Target Runs Count for Ryan House! Ryan House has been invited to participate in the Target Circle program again! You can vote for us and help direct Target’s giving to benefit us. Now through September 30, once you sign up for this awesome program, every time you make a Target run, you get one vote per trip when you scan your Target Circle account or provide your (associated) phone number at checkout. It’s that simple! Enrolling In Target...

Join us! Eighteen years and counting! Mark your calendar for Sunday, Nov. 6 and join us for our 18th annual Run for Ryan House featuring a 10K, 5K, and 1 Mile Family Fun Run where runners, walkers, wheelchairs, strollers, and dogs are all welcome! Registration begins on Monday, August 1. Make a note to sign up and assist us in our mission to continue to provide world-class care and programs for children with complex medical needs and their families as they navigate...

We have openings for clinical volunteers! Sign up today and you’ll get to spend time at the house playing with kids on respite and helping our care team while families and loved ones take a short break from the 24/7 job of caring for their child with medical complexities. Our volunteers are truly the backbone of our organization, and we cannot do the mission-critical work we do without you. You can become a clinical volunteer by following these simple steps:...

We need your help! Now through July 15, we are running a Gas Gift Card Drive! The parents and loved ones of our Ryan House kids are so busy this summer being full-time caregivers, driving to various doctors’ appointments, and visiting Ryan House. Our Gas Gift Card Drive is one small way that we can all make life a little bit easier for them. We are going to distribute these gift cards at our upcoming Christmas in July family event later...