Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Foundation for Seniors of Jonquière Inc.

The Foundation for Seniors of Jonquière Inc. is a non-profit charitable foundation created to financially support the activities of the organization Les Aînés de Jonquière and its community centre in the Jonquière sector of Saguenay. Its purpose is to maintain and improve the quality of life of seniors, particularly those who are vulnerable, isolated or experiencing a loss of autonomy, by ensuring that key home and community support services remain accessible over the long term.

The foundation’s mission is to maintain a good quality of life for seniors and to facilitate the offer of services that allow them to remain in their natural living environment as long as possible. To do this, it allocates the donations it receives to cover a growing share of the operating costs of services such as meals-on-wheels, medical transport, accompaniment, domestic help and social, cultural and physical activities managed by Les Aînés de Jonquière.

The foundation relies on a variety of donation mechanisms including bequests, life insurance gifts, memorial donations following the death of a relative or friend, voluntary individual contributions, company donations and participation in fundraising activities organized by the foundation. The sums collected are then used to financially support the association so it can maintain existing services and develop new ones in response to rising demand and costs.

The information provided highlights, for example, tens of thousands of home-delivered meals and thousands of medical transports offered each year. The foundation’s financial contribution helps absorb significant annual cost increases associated with these services, ensuring their continuity for older adults in the Jonquière, Arvida, Kénogami and St‑Jean‑Eudes sectors.

The Foundation for Seniors of Jonquière is overseen by a board of directors composed of volunteers from the local community, including professionals from sectors such as funeral services, chiropractic care and notarial law. This governance structure reflects the foundation’s anchoring in the Jonquière community and its desire to mobilize local stakeholders around the wellbeing of seniors.

Through its financial support, the foundation reinforces the capacity of Les Aînés de Jonquière to act as a key community actor in health, social support and prevention of isolation. While the foundation does not operate competitive grant calls, it plays a clear funding role by channeling philanthropic resources towards services, projects and initiatives that benefit seniors in the region.