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Local wellness foundation reports school mental-health reach and senior meal program at council meeting
Summary
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told the council the foundation served 82 students across local schools and described its senior hot-meal deliveries and volunteer base, and invited follow-up questions.
Tammy Verhus, introduced to the council as interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, presented a program update at the July 13 council meeting.
Verhus said the foundation’s school-based mental-health work has served a total of 82 students: 62 at Enumclaw High School, nine at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain. She told council that six of the Enumclaw High School students had "graduated from therapy," which she described as a notable outcome. Verhus also summarized program metrics, stating the average behavioral-intervention incidence in 2025–26 "was at 0.69" and later "increased to 1.016, which is 32 percent of improvement," language she used on the record.
On the foundation’s senior hot-meal program, Verhus said the group "currently have 66 seniors," described year-to-date service as "80 plus" (phrase as spoken) and said the program prepares about 400 meals from scratch each week with roughly 87 volunteers who shop, prepare and deliver meals.
Verhus thanked the council for its support and encouraged councilors or members of the public to contact her or the foundation with follow-up questions. No council action was requested during the presentation; the foundation asked only for continued partnership and offered to provide additional information on request.
Who spoke: Tammy Verhus identified herself and her role and gave the report; councilors acknowledged the presentation and moved on to announcements and public comment.
