Our Club regularly welcomes guest speakers from local charities, nonprofit organizations, schools, and community initiatives whose work aligns with the Kiwanis mission of serving children and strengthening our community. These presentations provide our members with a meaningful opportunity to learn firsthand about the needs, challenges, and successes of organizations that are making a difference throughout North Idaho.
The Guest Speaker program helps keep our Club connected to the broader network of service-minded groups in our region. By hearing directly from community leaders and volunteers, we gain insight into important local issues, discover new ways to collaborate, and identify opportunities where Kiwanis members can lend their time, energy, and resources to support worthwhile causes.
If you represent a charity or community organization in the area and would like to share your work with our Club, we would be glad to hear from you. Please reach out through our Contact Us page, and a member of our team will be happy to connect with you about scheduling a future presentation.
List of Recent Guest Speakers:
City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center – March 11, 2026
On March 11, 2026, our Club welcomed Mike Wraith, Executive Director, and Joe Mitrovich, Clinical Director, from City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center. They shared an encouraging update on the significant growth the Center has experienced since its Grand Opening on October 13, 2025. They also expressed their appreciation to the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene for the financial support our Club provided last year to help the organization get off to a strong start.
City on a Hill provides evidence-based mental health care and, as a faith-based clinic, thoughtfully integrates professional therapy with a Biblical worldview for individuals seeking care that aligns with their faith and personal beliefs. A central component of the organization’s mission is to expand access to mental health services by offering low- or no-cost care to children, adults, and families throughout Kootenai County.
City on a Hill provides timely mental health assessment and intervention for youth, which in some cases helps stabilize crises and prevent the need for inpatient hospitalization. This support is critically important, as youth who require hospitalization are often sent to facilities out of state—such as Montana or Utah—separating them from family and community during an already traumatic time.
Following the presentation, the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene presented City on a Hill with additional funds to support the purchase of two computers that are urgently needed by their clinicians.
Guest Speakers
Our Club regularly welcomes guest speakers from local charities, nonprofit organizations, schools, and community initiatives whose work aligns with the Kiwanis mission of serving children and strengthening our community. These presentations provide our members with a meaningful opportunity to learn firsthand about the needs, challenges, and successes of organizations that are making a difference throughout North Idaho.
The Guest Speaker program helps keep our Club connected to the broader network of service-minded groups in our region. By hearing directly from community leaders and volunteers, we gain insight into important local issues, discover new ways to collaborate, and identify opportunities where Kiwanis members can lend their time, energy, and resources to support worthwhile causes.
If you represent a charity or community organization in the area and would like to share your work with our Club, we would be glad to hear from you. Please reach out through our Contact Us page, and a member of our team will be happy to connect with you about scheduling a future presentation.
List of Recent Guest Speakers:
City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center – March 11, 2026
On March 11, 2026, our Club welcomed Mike Wraith, Executive Director, and Joe Mitrovich, Clinical Director, from City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center. They shared an encouraging update on the significant growth the Center has experienced since its Grand Opening on October 13, 2025. They also expressed their appreciation to the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene for the financial support our Club provided last year to help the organization get off to a strong start.
City on a Hill provides evidence-based mental health care and, as a faith-based clinic, thoughtfully integrates professional therapy with a Biblical worldview for individuals seeking care that aligns with their faith and personal beliefs. A central component of the organization’s mission is to expand access to mental health services by offering low- or no-cost care to children, adults, and families throughout Kootenai County.
City on a Hill provides timely mental health assessment and intervention for youth, which in some cases helps stabilize crises and prevent the need for inpatient hospitalization. This support is critically important, as youth who require hospitalization are often sent to facilities out of state—such as Montana or Utah—separating them from family and community during an already traumatic time.
Following the presentation, the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene presented City on a Hill with additional funds to support the purchase of two computers that are urgently needed by their clinicians.