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Avangrid Foundation Celebrates Expansion of Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut
The Avangrid Foundation’s grant funding supported the expansion of 11 new guest rooms
Pictured: Ribbon Cutting at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts (Photo Courtesy, Avangrid)
New Haven, CT — March 5, 2026 — The Avangrid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of leading energy company Avangrid Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today joined the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of their Mission Expansion Campaign. The Avangrid Foundation’s grant funding supported the major renovation and expansion that increased the capacity of the Ronald McDonald House of New Haven by 11 new guest rooms.
“Supporting the Ronald McDonald House expansion reflects Avangrid’s deep commitment to strengthening the communities we serve,” said Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda. “We are honored that the Avangrid Foundation can help families facing medical crises by contributing to a place that brings strength and stability when life feels uncertain.”
“The Avangrid Foundation is proud to contribute to a space that brings comfort, care, and stability to families navigating serious medical challenges,” said Pablo Colón, Director of Corporate Citizenship and Executive Director of the Avangrid Foundation. “Our partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities ensures more families can remain close to their loved ones during critical treatment and focus on their rest and recovery.”
The ribbon‑cutting event, held on Wednesday, March 5, 2026 at the Ronald McDonald House located in New Haven, marks a significant milestone in ensuring that families with children receiving care at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital have access to a supportive and comfortable home away from home.
The Mission Expansion Campaign adds eleven new guest rooms, allowing more families to access a comfortable place to stay with private bathrooms, TVs, and dedicated spaces for rest and reflection, while also reconfiguring office space for staff to enhance workflow and improve their ability to support families throughout their healthcare journeys.
“Every family deserves to be close to their child during medical treatment without having to worry about where they’ll sleep or how they’ll manage the strain of being far from home. No one understands this vision better than our community partner, Avangrid. Their generous support, made possible through a significant donation that helped bring this expansion to life, will be recognized on the wall of the new guest room they have sponsored,” said Michelle D’Amore, Chief Executive Officer of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. Through their core program, Ronald McDonald House New Haven, a home away from home for families with children receiving medical care in nearby hospitals, provides comfortable accommodation, meals, emotional support, and community programming. The House ensures that families can stay together—and close to the medical teams caring for their children—during some of life’s most traumatic moments.
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About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading U.S. energy company investing in grid infrastructure and power generation projects to deliver reliable energy and meet growing electricity demand. With approximately $50 billion in assets and operations across 25 states, Avangrid is helping modernize the U.S. electric grid, improve system resiliency, and support economic growth for the customers and communities it serves.
Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid also has nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States and more than 11 gigawatts of installed capacity. Avangrid has more than 8,300 employees and was named among the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2026 for the eighth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the Iberdrola Group.
About Iberdrola: With a market capitalization of more than €140 billion, Iberdrola is the largest electricity company in Europe and one of the two largest in the world. The Group serves more than 100 million people around the world and has a workforce of 45,400 employees and assets of €165 billion. In 2025, Iberdrola posted a record net profit of €6.3 billion. The company contributes close to €10.4 billion in taxes in the countries where it operates and supports more than 500,000 jobs throughout its supply chain, thanks to €13.2 billion in purchases from tens of thousands of suppliers.
Since 2001, Iberdrola has invested more than €175 billion in electricity networks, renewable energy and energy storage to help create an energy model based on electrification. The company has close to 1.4 million km of electricity networks in the United States (the states of New York, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts), the United Kingdom (Scotland, England and Wales), Brazil (the states of Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as Brasilia) and Spain, as well as 57,000 MW of capacity worldwide, of which more than 46,000 MW is renewable.
