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Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation reports gains in school mental‑health program and outlines senior hot‑meals service
Summary
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director, told council the foundation has served 82 students (62 at Enumclaw High School, 9 at Enumclaw Middle School, 11 at Thunder Mountain), reported improved behavioral‑intervention metrics and a small GPA increase, and described a senior hot‑meals program preparing about 400 meals weekly for roughly 66 current senior participants and 87 volunteers.
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, gave the evening’s first presentation describing two city‑area programs: school‑based mental‑health services and senior hot meals.
Verhus said the mental‑health program has "served a total of 82 students," specifying 62 at Enumclaw High School, nine at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain, and noted six EHS students "graduated from therapy." She reported an improvement in a measured incident rate from 0.69 (2025) to 1.016 (2026), which she described on the record as a 32 percent improvement, and said average GPA for 2025–26 rose about 1.25 percent. On senior services, Verhus said the program currently serves 66 seniors and prepares about 400 meals per week with the help of approximately 87 volunteers; she thanked staff and partners and invited council members to contact Sarah (the outgoing director) or herself with questions.
Verhus asked if there were questions and the mayor thanked her for the presentation.
