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Wellness foundation reports growth in school mental-health services, outlines senior meal operations
Summary
The Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation told the council it has served 82 students in school-based mental-health work (62 at Enumclaw High School, 9 at Enumclaw Middle School, 11 at Thunder Mountain) and described its senior hot-meal program and volunteer staffing. The foundation said program metrics show improved student behavior and modest GPA gains.
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told the Eden Plus City Council the foundation’s school-based mental-health program has served 82 students, including 62 at Enumclaw High School, 9 at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain. "Six of our EHS students, they graduated from therapy," Verhus said.
Verhus described program outcomes using a behavioral-intervention metric, saying "the average number was at 0.69. It increased to 1.016, which is 32 percent of improvement in number of behavioral instant incidents." She added the program recorded a slight GPA increase year over year.
On senior services, Verhus said the foundation delivers three weekly meals to enrolled seniors and manages volunteer staffing. She reported 66 current senior clients and described an operation that prepares about 400 meals each week and relies on roughly 87 volunteers for shopping, preparation and delivery.
The presentation thanked council and staff for prior support and invited follow-up questions and contacts through the foundation. Verhus encouraged council members to reach out to her or to the foundation’s former director, Sarah Stratton, for further details.
