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03/05/2026
Avangrid Foundation Celebrates Expansion of Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut
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.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has corporate offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, and operations across 25 states with approximately $50 billion in assets. Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. It also owns and operates nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States with a capacity of more than 11 Gigawatts, enough to power over 3 million homes. Avangrid employs approximately 8,500 people 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. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
