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Wellness foundation tells council its school mental‑health program reached 82 students and expanded senior meals
Summary
Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation interim director Tammy Verhus told the council the group served 82 students this school year and operates a senior hot-meal program delivering roughly 400 meals weekly; she highlighted a 32% improvement in measured behavioral incidents among students served.
Tammy Verhus, introduced as interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, summarized the nonprofit’s recent work in Eden Plus schools and with older residents. "Our mental health program has grown immensely," Verhus said, and she reported the program served 82 students this school year — including 62 at Enumclaw High School, nine at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain. She told council staff and members that six EHS students "graduated from therapy," and that the program showed a roughly 32% improvement in measured behavioral incidents year-over-year.
Verhus also described the foundation’s senior hot‑meals program, saying roughly 400 meals are prepared from scratch each week and delivered in three shipments that provide up to six meals weekly per participant. "We have about 87 current volunteers," she said, and thanked the council for previous support. Verhus invited councilors to contact her or Sarah Stratton, the former director, with questions and emphasized continued partnership on mental‑health and senior‑service needs.
