A year after Matthew Perrys death, loved ones launch foundation in his name – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

(CNN) — Matthew Perry often spoke about how much he wanted to help people. One year after his death, those who loved him are healing with the same sentiment at the forefront of their minds.

“It’s been hard on everyone,” Perry’s sister Caitlin Morrison told CNN in a recent interview.

Morrison, who is the daughter of Suzanne Morrison and Perry’s stepfather, ‘Dateline’ correspondent Keith Morrison, serves as the executive director for the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada, which launched just last week.

It had been the actor’s longtime dream help others struggling with addiction. Now, those who knew him best are working to make his wish a reality in his absence.

The Matthew Perry Foundation of Canadais focused on providing housing, mental health, career and financial support to individuals in their first year of recovery as they navigate what Morrison described as a “very tenuous time in early sobriety,” a time she said she experienced Perry also …