A rendering of the new Ronald McDonald House on Peachtree Dunwoody Road.
A rendering of the new Ronald McDonald House on Peachtree Dunwoody Road.

The Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities (ARMHC) will break ground on a new facility Sept. 30  at 5420 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs.

The expansion will allow ARMHC to almost triple their capacity for families while their children receive medical treatment at nearby hospitals.

This LEED certified $18.5 million House will include 31 handicap accessible guestrooms and an indoor treehouse to aid families in the healing process through play.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.