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Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation says school mental‑health program reached 82 students; senior meal service feeds ~400 meals weekly
Summary
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told Eden Plus City Council the foundation served 82 students in 2025–26 across three schools and operates a senior hot‑meal program preparing about 400 meals weekly with 87 volunteers.
Tammy Verhus, identified as interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, briefed the council on the foundation’s school mental‑health program and senior hot‑meal service. “We have served a total of 82 students,” she said, listing 62 at Enumclaw High School, nine at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain. Verhus said six Enumclaw High School students “graduated from therapy,” and she noted the program saw an improvement in an incident metric from 0.69 to 1.016, which she characterized as a “32 percent improvement.”
Verhus described the foundation’s senior meals effort as serving about 66 seniors and preparing roughly 400 meals from scratch each week with 87 volunteers; deliveries include Monday, Wednesday and Friday meals. She also said the group added a counselor in January after an extended search and thanked council members for ongoing support. Council did not take action on the presentation; staff and the presenter invited follow‑up questions and contact with the foundation.
This item was presented to the council as part of the committee/department reports and no formal council direction or funding decision was recorded in the transcript.
