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Nonprofit reports school mental-health reach and outlines senior meal operations
Summary
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told the Eden Plus City Council the group served 82 students in school-based mental-health services and outlined its senior hot-meals program and volunteer support; she thanked the council for past support and asked members to maintain the partnership.
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told the Eden Plus City Council on July 13 that the foundation’s school-based mental-health program has reached 82 students this school year, including 62 at Enumclaw High School, 9 at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain.
"Six of our EHS students graduated from therapy, which is huge," Verhus said, and she described what the foundation recorded as an improvement in behavioral-incident metrics and a small rise in average GPA year over year. She added staff are continuing recruitment to maintain counseling coverage for the school year.
Verhus also described the foundation’s senior hot-meals program, saying the program serves seniors with delivered meals and relies on a volunteer team. She thanked the city and volunteers for support and invited council members to contact foundation staff with questions.
The presentation was followed by routine council announcements and the meeting proceeded to public comment and regular agenda items. Verhus’s remarks helped frame the council’s broader discussion of community services and upcoming meetings.
