​​BUFFALO, N.Y. — ​Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western New York is celebrating its newest project.

A new meeting center near the house will serve as a hub for staff offices. The center also includes a new meeting room dedicated to the former executive director, Sally Vincent.

"By moving our staff to one area of the campus, where they can all work together, we also open more space in the house and allow our families into new rebuilt areas of the house," Janice Larson, RMHC of WNY Board of Directors president and chair, said.

Executive Director Marianne Hoover says she is looking forward to the next project, making the house 100% accessible by next year.

"The heart of the home is in the front of the home, the kitchen, and we want every person to be able to walk in the front door and be in the heart of our home,” Hoover said. “And hopefully in the next year, through construction, we'll be able to do that and to celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2023."

Hoover says projects like this are made possible by donors, staff, board members and volunteers.