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About us
The Foundation was set up by Claude Pompidou, the former President's wife (Georges Pompidou). It was recognized as being of general interest in 1970. Since 2007, it has been chaired by Mrs. Jacques Chirac. The foundation supports disabled children, old people and hospitalized people, together with the young people of the Treignac Maison d’Enfants à Caractère Social (social assistance for children). In other words, the Foundation supports particularly most vulnerable groups.
Its work takes two forms:
- Support provided by volunteers for sick people and elderly people in hospitals, and for disabled children and their families in their own homes.
Back in 1970, Mrs. Pompidou developed an interest in the Anglo-saxon charitable volunteering model, an inspired choice at the time. This volunteering model is characterised by its organisation, which emphases recruitment of very able volunteers and a concern with training these volunteers and monitoring their action to guarantee the effectiveness of the work done.
Voluntary action in the homes of disabled children is one of the Foundation's specific characteristics. This type of service requires great discipline and particular attention.
The Foundation's volunteer activities are much appreciated and benefit from an excellent image.
- The creation of specialized establishments
In 35 years, the Foundation Claude Pompidou has built or managed 15 facilities (six for the elderly, seven for disabled adults and children and two for young people in difficulty).
In recent years, at the request of Mrs. Pompidou, the Foundation has focused on facilities designed for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The current projects concern extension of the Alzheimer Centre inaugurated in 2000 in the Morbihan region and the construction in Nice by the Teaching Hospital Center (CHU) of the Institut Claude Pompidou, dedicated to Alzheimer's disease and incorporating a research center.
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