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Interim director Tammy Verhus tells council foundation served 82 students and runs senior hot‑meal deliveries
Summary
At the July 13 Eden Plus City Council meeting, Tammy Verhus of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation reported the foundation's school mental‑health program has served 82 students (62 at Enumclaw High) and described a senior hot‑meal program serving roughly 66 seniors with about 400 meals prepared weekly.
Tammy Verhus, interim executive director of the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, told the council at its July 13 meeting that the foundation's school‑based mental‑health program has “served a total of 82 students,” including 62 at Enumclaw High School, 9 at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain. She said six EHS students graduated from therapy and described program metrics she characterized as an improvement in behavioral incidents and a modest rise in average GPA.
"We have served a total of 82 students," Verhus said, citing student counts and program activity. She summarized a behavioral‑incident metric that increased from 0.69 to 1.016 across 2025–2026 (she described this as a 32% improvement) and reported a 1.25% increase in average GPA among the program's students. Verhus said counseling was provided on a multi‑day schedule (three days weekly at Enumclaw Middle School and two days weekly at Thunder Mountain) and thanked the council for its ongoing support.
Verhus also reviewed the foundation's senior hot‑meal program, reporting the operation currently serves about 66 seniors, delivering six meals weekly across three deliveries and preparing roughly 400 meals from scratch each week with approximately 87 volunteers. She encouraged council members to contact foundation staff for further details or follow‑up questions.
The council received the presentation without further council direction; Verhus answered questions from council members and reiterated willingness to provide follow‑up information.
