We Are a Family Business

The Anna Schindler Foundation (ASF) dedicates itself to providing support for pediatric oncology (childhood cancer) families in the Inland Northwest who are receiving treatment at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, while spreading awareness of this disease throughout the community. This support is offered via two programs: the Family Support Program and Anna’s Homes. Though the Family Support program, the ASF meets both the financial and emotional needs of childhood cancer families in the form of hospital meal cards, mortgage/utility/car payments, travel costs or whatever need is incurred. Anna’s Homes will provide 4 individual family town-homes for out-of-town families receiving cancer treatment for their child at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. These homes will be fully furnished, wheel-chair accessible, and will allow families to stay together and live independently during treatment. The Anna Schindler Foundation is dedicated to walk the childhood cancer journey with families, defending the family’s quality of life and lifting the burdens that are inflicted at diagnosis.

For over twenty-seven years, Children’s Village, now Canopy Village, has served as a residential home for children who have been abused, neglected or are in a severe family crisis. Children come into care through a placement by the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW), police sheltering or are privately placed by their parents. Approximately ½ of the placements come from DHW and ½ are privately placed by the children’s parents. Private placements are typically the result of a severe family crisis, such as homelessness, domestic violence, substance abuse and/or a mental health crisis. Length of stay ranges from two days to more than a year. Since opening our doors in 1990, we have served over 2,200 of this community’s most vulnerable children. We provide shelter, meals, personal necessities,

Born and raised in Coeur d’Alene, former Marine, Matthew Wild was diagnosed with ALS in 2015. After learning about the horrible financial toll the disease can have on families without the support of the VA, he and his wife founded Matt’s Place Foundation. Together, their mission is to continue to spread awareness of the disease, as well as to build “smart homes” for families to live in while they navigate the disease. The foundation also provides families that need assistance with remodeling, such as ramps and bathroom remodels.