Millions of family caregivers in California experience chronic stress, burnout, and exhaustion.
Most have no access to affordable respite care — forcing them to choose between their loved ones’ safety and their own health.
Our foundation gives them time to rest, recover, and continue caregiving with renewed strength.
Caregiving services are often too expensive or difficult to navigate.
California Respite Care Foundation bridges that gap by connecting families with affordable or sponsored respite hours through the Sponsorship & Donor Program.
It ensures no family is left behind due to financial hardship.
The foundation treats both the caregiver and the care recipient with dignity.
It reinforces the idea that caring for others should not come at the cost of one’s own health or peace.
Every respite hour gives caregivers back their dignity, mental health, and hope.
The foundation connects hospitals, hospice care, home health agencies, non-medical agencies, social workers, and insurance providers into one ecosystem of support
It transforms scattered systems into a collaborative; unified network focused on the caregiver’s well-being.
Many family caregivers lack training in safe handling, medication management, and emotional coping.
Our Education & Awareness Program provides training workshops, caregiver toolkits, and support groups across California
Education prevents accidents, reduces stress, and improves long-term outcomes for both caregivers and loved ones.
Encourages corporate social responsibility (CSR) among hospitals, agencies, and businesses.
Turns private compassion into public good — through Adopt-a-Family, Hour Bank, and Sponsorship Programs
Builds bridges between business, healthcare, and community.
Our core principle — “Humanitarian Relief with Education” — defines a sustainable, empowering model of care.
It’s not just giving temporary aid; it’s building resilient families who know how to care safely, wisely, and lovingly
We will work in future partnering with the Department of Aging, Department of Social Services, and local agencies,
helping fill critical gaps in the care system statewide
Our work will help California move toward a future where caregiving is valued and supported at every level.
Our foundation’s roadmap shows a replicable statewide-to-national model — beginning in Los Angeles County, then expanding across California and the U.S.
The potential to become a national blueprint for caregiving reform and community-based respite programs.
Every sponsorship, every hour, and every training session is tracked and reported — providing measurable change.
Transparency and accountability ensure donors, sponsors, and families see exactly how lives are improved
“California Respite Care Foundation exists because no caregiver should break while caring for someone they love.
We are here to restore balance, dignity, and compassion — one family, one hour, one act of care at a time.”
“Respite Care is not just a service —
it’s a lifeline for those who give everything to care for someone they love.”
Respite Care means a short period of rest or relief for family members or primary caregivers who are caring for a loved one who is ill, elderly, or disabled.
But in California Respite Care Foundation,
it means so much more than just “taking a break.”
