What Les Répits de Gaby does

Les Répits de Gaby is a nonprofit autonomous community organization (organisme communautaire autonome) that delivers specialized respite services for families with autistic individuals aged 5 and older in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1999 as 'Gabychou' by a parent and an orthopedagogue in collaboration with the Société de l'Autisme Région Lanaudière (SARL), it was reorganized in 2002 into its current form and has grown from serving 4 families to 137 families covering 143 autistic individuals across six municipalities. Its mission is to prevent family caregiver burnout and delay state intervention by maintaining autistic children and adults in their natural family environment.

The organization's core offering is a four-product portfolio of in-person respite services: (1) Répit de jour estival — summer day camps offered across seven locations from late June to mid-August; (2) Répit de jour and Répit de jour adulte — school-year day respite every other weekend for ages 5-21 and 22+; (3) Répit séjour — 48-hour overnight weekend stays at the Crabtree mother house for up to six participants per session, grouped by age and functioning level; and (4) La Barack — a youth house-style program for ages 12-21 functioning at a 1:4 staff ratio. Service delivery is built around 70+ trained staff (10 team leaders and 60+ intervention workers) operating from one mother facility in Crabtree plus three day-respite service points in Terrebonne, Repentigny, and Joliette.

The business model is a hybrid membership-and-donation nonprofit structure. Families must pay an annual membership fee (renewable at any point during the year) to access any service. Additional revenue comes from donations via the CanadaHelps platform and annual benefit events organized with the board, parents, and community supporters. The organization is governed by a board of directors chaired by President Nathalie Morin and operated by Director Mélissa Marcil and Deputy Director Claudine Landry. Strategic partnerships with SARL, the Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux (CISSS) de Lanaudière, municipalities, school boards, and other autonomous community organizations provide the referral pipeline and co-development structure that underpins service delivery. No external funding rounds, M&A activity, or technology platform underpin the operation.

Name

Les Répits de Gaby

Legal name

Les Répits de Gaby

Website

https://repitsdegaby.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Les Répits de Gaby is a nonprofit community organization providing specialized autism respite services — day respite, overnight stays, summer camps, and youth programs — for families with autistic individuals aged 5+ across the Lanaudière region of Quebec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autism Respite Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Respite Care for Adults with Disabilities / Special Needs (HSABAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Respite Care for Families of Children with Disabilities (HSAAAIAL), Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI), Respite-Focused Adult Day Programs (Caregiver Relief) (HLADAIAG), Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ)

Keywords

• Autism respite services
• Specialized day camps
• Caregiver support programs
• Disability community services
• Youth socialization programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Crabtree

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual family membership required to access services. Renewal is annual and can be done at any time during the year.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations through CanadaHelps platform and organizes annual benefit events to fund projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Les Répits de Gaby provides specialized in-person respite services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged 5 and older across the Lanaudière region of Quebec. Its core offerings include summer day respite (Répit de jour estival), school-year day respite (Répit de jour and Répit de jour adulte), 48-hour overnight stays at the Crabtree mother house (Répit séjour), and a youth house-style socialization program (La Barack) for adolescents aged 12-21. Access to services requires families to become annual members of the organization and to be permanent residents of the Lanaudière region.

Product overview

Les Répits de Gaby is a community organization offering a unified portfolio of specialized respite services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged 5 and older in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. The organization provides four distinct service types: (1) Répit de jour estival (summer day camps) for children, adolescents, and adults aged 5+; (2) Répit de jour and Répit de jour adulte (school-year day respite) for ages 5-21 and adults 22+; (3) Répit séjour (overnight respite stays) at the Crabtree headquarters with 48-hour weekend sessions; and (4) La Barack (a youth house-style program) for ages 12-21. Services operate across multiple municipal locations in Lanaudière including Repentigny, Joliette, Terrebonne, Rawdon, St-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Ste-Julienne, and Lanoraie, with the main facility in Crabtree providing residential and extended-stay services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Répit de jour estival (Summer Day Respite) Summer day respite services for children aged 5 and older, adolescents, and adults with autism spectrum disorder. Offered from end of June to mid-August (6-7 weeks), Monday to Friday 8:30-16:30, at Repentigny, Joliette, Terrebonne, St-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Rawdon, Ste-Julienne, and Lanoraie locations.
• Répit de jour (Day Respite) School-year day respite services for children, adolescents, and adults aged 5-21 with autism. Offered from early September to mid-June, every other Saturday or Sunday (9:30-16:30), at Repentigny, Joliette, Terrebonne, and Rawdon locations.
• Répit de jour adulte (Adult Day Respite) Specialized adult day respite for individuals with autism aged 22 and older. Offered in Joliette, every other Sunday from 9:30-16:30, from September to mid-June.
• Répit séjour (Respite Stay) Overnight respite stays at the Crabtree headquarters for 6 participants per session, Friday 7pm to Sunday 7pm (48 hours), including meals and outings. Four age-banded categories with varying support ratios: children (5-11), adolescents (12-21), medium-support adolescents/adults (12-21), and adults (21+). Offered year-round except July and August.
• La Barack Youth house-style respite program for individuals with autism aged 12-21, functioning at a 1:4 staff-to-youth ratio. Offers normalizing adolescent outings, socialization opportunities, and social success experiences. Available at Repentigny and Joliette on alternating Saturdays (2pm-9pm) from September to mid-June, and once monthly in Joliette.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 137 families with 143 autistic individuals across Lanaudière region

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Société de l'Autisme, Région Lanaudière (SARL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Founding partner in the creation of the organization. Collaborated with a parent and an orthopedagogue to establish the first respite service (Gabychou) in summer 1999. Continues to work in partnership with the organization.
• Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux de LanaudièrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health and social services center that works in close collaboration with the organization to support families and improve quality of life for families living with autistic persons.
• Municipalities of LanaudièreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious municipalities in the Lanaudière region partner with the organization to provide proximity services to members, allowing families to receive day respite near their place of residence.
• Commissions scolaires de LanaudièreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool boards in the Lanaudière region that collaborate with the organization for various initiatives and support services.
• Organismes communautaires autonomes de LanaudièreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAutonomous community organizations in the Lanaudière region that work closely with the organization in supporting families.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Le Phare Enfant et Famille: Quebec City-based non-profit providing respite and accommodation services for children with disabilities and their families. Direct functional peer in mission, funding model (donations + membership), and core service offering.
• Société de l'Autisme, Région Lanaudiere (SARL): Founding partner of Les Répits de Gaby and the primary autism advocacy organization serving the same Lanaudiere region. Provides an overlapping community mandate around autism support, awareness, and family services — direct peer in geography and population.
• Centre Philou: Montreal-based non-profit offering respite and transitional care for children with physical disabilities and complex care needs. Most direct service-model peer in Quebec: non-profit, regional, family-respite focused, member-funded similar to Les Répits de Gaby.

Broad incumbents

• Federation quebecoise de l'autisme: Provincial federation representing Quebec autism organizations including regional members like SARL. Comparable in mission (autism support in Quebec) but operates at federation/advocacy level rather than direct service delivery.
• Kerry's Place Autism Services: One of Canada's largest autism services non-profits operating across Ontario. Comparable in mission and residential/day-respite service offering to autistic individuals and their families, but at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Geneva Centre for Autism: Canadian (Ontario-based) non-profit offering autism services including respite, residential, and day programs. Comparable service model — not-for-profit family respite — but operates in a different province at considerably larger scale.

Regional players

• ALPHI - Association des personnes handicapées physiques de Lanaudiere: Regional disability services organization operating in the same Lanaudiere territory as Les Répits de Gaby, serving people with physical disabilities. Shares the regional non-profit mandate and municipal partnership footprint but addresses a different disability segment.
• Autisme Montérégie: Regional autism services non-profit serving the Montérégie region adjacent to Lanaudiere. Strong functional peer — community-based autism services for families — but in a different Quebec administrative region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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