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Foundation reports expansion of school mental‑health services and senior hot‑meals program
Summary
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told the council the foundation served 82 students in its school mental‑health program and operates a senior hot‑meals program delivering roughly 400 meals per week with 87 volunteers.
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, presented program results and asked the council to continue supporting partnerships with schools and the senior center. "We have served a total of 82 students," Verhus said, adding the program served 62 at Enumclaw High School, nine at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain.
Verhus described modest improvements in behavioral‑incident and GPA metrics and reviewed the foundation's senior hot‑meals work. "There's about 400 meals prepared from scratch each week," she said, and volunteers handle shopping, preparation and delivery; Verhus said the program currently serves 66 seniors and about 80–plus served year to date. She asked residents and councilors to contact the foundation with questions while the organization seeks a permanent executive director.
Why it matters: council members heard both youth mental‑health outcomes tied to local schools and a description of an active senior‑meals operation that relies on volunteers and some city support. The presentation did not include any formal funding request to the council at this meeting.
