Foundation reports growth in school mental‑health services and senior meals, asks council for continued support
July 13, 2026 | Enumclaw, King County, Washington
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Tammy Verhus, interim executive director and a board member of Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation, delivered the foundation’s presentation at the council’s July 13 meeting, thanking the city for its support and outlining program statistics for the past year.
"We have served a total of 82 students," Verhus said, specifying 62 at Enumclaw High School, nine at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain. She noted six Enumclaw High School students "graduated from therapy," called that "huge" and said the program’s behavioral-incident metric changed from an average of 0.69 to 1.016 (she characterized this as an improvement). She cautioned that the foundation is "not privy to those exact behavioral incidents," but said the trend signals better classroom functioning.
Verhus also described a senior hot‑meals effort that currently serves about 66 seniors, delivers six meals weekly via three deliveries and results in roughly 400 meals prepared from scratch each week; she said the program has about 87 active volunteers who shop, prepare and deliver meals. The speaker invited council members and staff to contact the foundation with questions and thanked the council for continued partnership.
Why it matters: The presentation details local nonprofit services supporting youth mental health and senior nutrition, programs that interface with schools and the city’s senior services. City staff and council committees flagged continuing operational and funding items (for example, rent changes to the Evergreen Building were discussed separately in finance committee remarks).
What’s next: No city action on funding was taken at the meeting; the foundation asked officials and residents to reach out with questions and ways to support program continuity.
"We have served a total of 82 students," Verhus said, specifying 62 at Enumclaw High School, nine at Enumclaw Middle School and 11 at Thunder Mountain. She noted six Enumclaw High School students "graduated from therapy," called that "huge" and said the program’s behavioral-incident metric changed from an average of 0.69 to 1.016 (she characterized this as an improvement). She cautioned that the foundation is "not privy to those exact behavioral incidents," but said the trend signals better classroom functioning.
Verhus also described a senior hot‑meals effort that currently serves about 66 seniors, delivers six meals weekly via three deliveries and results in roughly 400 meals prepared from scratch each week; she said the program has about 87 active volunteers who shop, prepare and deliver meals. The speaker invited council members and staff to contact the foundation with questions and thanked the council for continued partnership.
Why it matters: The presentation details local nonprofit services supporting youth mental health and senior nutrition, programs that interface with schools and the city’s senior services. City staff and council committees flagged continuing operational and funding items (for example, rent changes to the Evergreen Building were discussed separately in finance committee remarks).
What’s next: No city action on funding was taken at the meeting; the foundation asked officials and residents to reach out with questions and ways to support program continuity.
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