Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Baluchon Long-Term Respite Foundation

The Baluchon Long-Term Respite Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Baluchon Répit long terme, a Quebec non-profit organization that provides several days of continuous in‑home respite to family caregivers of people who are no longer autonomous, often living with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. The foundation’s core mandate is to finance this innovative respite and accompaniment service by collecting, managing and redistributing private and public contributions.

Through fundraising campaigns, benefit events, mailings and planned giving, the foundation mobilizes individual donors, private foundations and corporate partners. These resources are used to reduce the real cost of long-term in‑home respite, allowing families to access high-quality, 24/7 support for a modest daily contribution, while the foundation covers a substantial part of the actual service cost.

According to its stated objectives, the foundation supports Baluchon Répit long terme in its work with families affected by Alzheimer’s disease or similar conditions and can also provide direct financial assistance to families who are unable to access other respite and accompaniment resources. By subsidizing baluchonnage services, it makes multi‑day in‑home respite (4 to 14 days) available across Quebec, and helps sustain the organization’s specialised caregivers and personalized coaching for family carers.

Beyond direct subsidies for respite, the foundation may also fund activities that promote the humanization of care for people living with neurodegenerative diseases, for example through conferences, seminars and other outreach or educational initiatives aligned with its mission.

The foundation has a permanent staff team, including an executive director and a philanthropic development adviser, and a board of directors composed of professionals from finance, law and business. It publishes annual activity reports dedicated specifically to the foundation, detailing its operations and results for each financial year. These reports complement the activity reports of Baluchon Répit long terme and illustrate the evolution of funding, partnerships and the impact of the subsidized respite services.

The foundation’s funding is aimed at families throughout Quebec who are caring for a non-autonomous loved one and wish to maintain them at home. By ensuring the financial viability of long-term in‑home respite, it helps prevent caregiver burnout, reduces isolation and contributes to keeping older adults and other vulnerable people in their familiar living environment. Its work is closely aligned with public policies in favour of home care and with the priorities of major private funders who appear among its listed partners.