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Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation reports growth in school counseling and senior meals
Summary
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told the Eden Plus City Council the foundation served 82 students in its school counseling program and delivers about 400 senior meals weekly; she asked the council to continue partnership as staffing changes occur.
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told the Eden Plus City Council on July 13 that the foundation’s mental-health program has grown to serve 82 students across local schools. “We have 62 at Enumclaw High School, 9 at Enumclaw Middle School, and 11 at Thunder Mountain,” Verhus said, and added that six students had graduated from therapy.
Verhus reported a rise in the program’s behavioral-intervention metric for 2025–26 and a small improvement in average GPA. She described the counseling schedule as three days a week at Enumclaw High School and two days a week at Thunder Mountain and said staff worked to fill a counselor vacancy that was appointed in January.
On the foundation’s senior hot-meals program, Verhus said about 66 seniors are enrolled and the operation prepares roughly 400 meals from scratch each week. The program makes three weekly deliveries that provide six meals per recipient, she said, and relies on about 87 volunteers to prep, shop and deliver.
Verhus thanked the council and staff for past support and invited council members to contact her or the foundation with questions as staffing stabilizes.
The presentation did not include a request for specific city funding during this session; Verhus framed the remarks as a program update and appreciation for city partnership. The council did not take formal action on the foundation’s programs during the meeting.
