{"id":6450,"date":"2025-08-08T12:27:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/welcome\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:22:44","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6450\" class=\"elementor elementor-6450 elementor-5598\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a72df4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69a72df4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795141e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"795141e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74bfe62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74bfe62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nothing replaces a real hug from your family.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ff920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ff920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--text paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default pg-bg--none pg-textcol--1 pg-text--normal\"><div class=\"paragraph__inner container container-default\"><div class=\"field field--name-field-text-columns field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden\"><div class=\"paragraph paragraph--text-column paragraph--type--text-column paragraph--view-mode--default pg-bg--none\"><div class=\"field field--name-field-text-column field--type-text-long field--label-hidden aos-init aos-animate\" data-aos=\"fade-up\"><p>The Ronald McDonald House provides a home for parents of hospitalized children. Parents, brothers, and sisters can stay at the Ronald McDonald House, located just a stone&#8217;s throw from the hospital, so they can visit the sick child every day to provide comfort and love during difficult times.  <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"paragraph paragraph--text paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default pg-bg--none pg-textcol--2 pg-text--normal\"><div class=\"paragraph__inner container container-default\"><div class=\"field field--name-field-text-columns field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden\"><div class=\"paragraph paragraph--text-column paragraph--type--text-column paragraph--view-mode--default pg-bg--none\"><div class=\"field field--name-field-text-column field--type-text-long field--label-hidden aos-init aos-animate\" data-aos=\"fade-up\"> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f85bce8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f85bce8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d1c034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62d1c034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/1zsSYAwkY25ha2uDznJX.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6451\" alt=\"A family hugs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/1zsSYAwkY25ha2uDznJX.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/1zsSYAwkY25ha2uDznJX-150x128.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/1zsSYAwkY25ha2uDznJX-768x653.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f582af0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f582af0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c37232 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72c37232\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b625bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b625bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ronald McDonald Children's Fund <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe595a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfe595a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ronald McDonald Children&#8217;s Fund aims to make a positive contribution to the health of children and the well-being of families with a long-term ill child. Therefore, the Children&#8217;s Fund develops, supports, and operates facilities that concretely contribute to the well-being of sick children and their families.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-874c86f elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"874c86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/en\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b124df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55b124df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3c37a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f3c37a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/254f8e5c-cc5d-4d36-ba67-77dce11604d1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/254f8e5c-cc5d-4d36-ba67-77dce11604d1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/254f8e5c-cc5d-4d36-ba67-77dce11604d1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3792b082 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3792b082\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89674d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89674d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d866fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d866fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our House<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8725d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b8725d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ronald McDonald House provides a home for parents of children hospitalized at UZ Brussel. Parents, brothers, and sisters can stay at the Ronald McDonald House, located just a stone&#8217;s throw from the hospital, so they can visit their sick child every day to provide comfort and love during difficult times. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98d9d5 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c98d9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/en\/how-we-support-families\/the-house\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a70367 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44a70367\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500baec4 e-con-full aminate-on-hover e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"500baec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50975b0e e-con-full animate-peek-a-boo-jette e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50975b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae56aed animate-zoom elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ae56aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ronald McDonald House<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebb156a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ebb156a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ronald McDonald House is fully equipped and features ten guest rooms with private bathrooms. The living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry room, library, play area, and two patios are shared with other parents. <\/p><p>The House ensures that children, together with their parents, brothers, or sisters, can briefly escape the medical environment and recharge in a warm place just a minute and a half from the UZ hospital.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bb0353 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79bb0353\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e959d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28e959d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8ecc59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c8ecc59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/zonder_titel_700_x_400_px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/zonder_titel_700_x_400_px.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/zonder_titel_700_x_400_px-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0c60d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c0c60d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569c09b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"569c09b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let your heart speak and give a hug<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f37329f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f37329f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make the holidays a little warmer for families with a child in the hospital.<\/p><p>Place a soft <strong>Children&#8217;s Fund hug<\/strong> under the Christmas tree or <strong>make a donation<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6c86eb elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e6c86eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ronaldmcdonaldkinderfonds.koalect.com\/fr-FR\/kerstactie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our Christmas campaign<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5f1a39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e5f1a39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ef68a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20ef68a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9cb2b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a9cb2b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647a185c e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"647a185c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.png 500w, https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-113x150.png 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794aabae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"794aabae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51cc57f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51cc57f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support the Ronald McDonald Children's Fund\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e80696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e80696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together with volunteers, donors, and sponsors. Together with people like you&#8230;.  <\/p><p>Sick children feel better when their parents and siblings are nearby. Parents are better able to cope with the demands of caregiving when they have a place to rest close to their sick or high-needs child.  But they have to commute back and forth between home and the hospital a lot. <\/p><p>They need your help today. Help with a donation, organize an event, or become a volunteer and ensure they can spend more time with their child!  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805385b squircle-btn elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"805385b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ronaldmcdonaldkinderfonds.koalect.com\/fr-FR\/p\/steun-het-kinderfonds\/step-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 41.56 35.05\"><path 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