HFC In-Home Care Grant Program (Recharge Respite Grant & Extended Relief Respite Grant)

HFC In-Home Care Grant Program (Recharge Respite Grant & Extended Relief Respite Grant) is sponsored by Hilarity for Charity (HFC) in partnership with Home Instead. This program offers respite care grants to long-term caregivers of individuals with dementia to provide them with a break. The grants cover hours for part-time, in-home caregivers.

Supporting Caregivers: The Impact of Care Grants - Hilarity For Charity HFC's Caregiver Respite Program Caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia is no small task. If you're seeking support, you’re in the right place. Your time is valuable, so we’ve made it simple to find everything you need to apply.

Let’s get started. ‍HFC respite grants cover the cost of professional, in-home or Adult Day Center care so you can feel confident about the care being provided to your person while you take some time for yourself. HFC works with our preferred provider, Home Instead®, to coordinate care for in-home grant recipients, we do not issue cash awards to cover any other provision of care.

We grant two types of awards: In-Home Respite Grant- 100 hours total of respite care to be used within 3 months of being awarded Adult Day Center Respite Grant- 24 days of respite care to be used within 3 months of the first date of care **VERY IMPORTANT** Respite grants provide in-home, professional care and have NO CASH VALUE. Cash awards cannot be issued in lieu of in-home care.

HFC’s works with a preferred partner to coordinate the in-home care awarded through HFC’s respite grant program. If care cannot be provided by a licensed provider within 60 days of the award for any reason, the grant will become void.

You must be able to answer YES to all the following: Has the person you are caring for been professionally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Lewy body dementia (LBD), vascular dementia, mixed or other dementias, or Parkinson’s related dementia? Is the person you are caring for currently living at home with you?

Are you facing financial and emotional hardships due to the unique challenges of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia? Do you reside in the United States or Canada? (Please note, at this time, we are unable to provide grants in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories).

I’ve applied before, can I reapply? Yes, however, only one application per person will be accepted quarterly so please check your last submission date to make sure at least three months have passed since you last applied. And, no more than three awards can be issued to the same recipient within 18 months.

Please note: Applicants are not guaranteed THREE (3) grants or any specific level of the grant within the 18-month time period. Additionally, reapplying does not guarantee that applicants will receive a new grant or the same level of grant award received in the past. ‍Ok, I’m ready to apply, what’s next?

Great! The goal of the home care grant is to provide exceptional, professional in-home care so that you, the caregiver, can take care of yourself in whatever way you choose.