BLOG

OUR STORIES

All Posts
Happenings
Successes
People
Information

Apr 29, 2019
4 min

Why Lindsey Gives BIG

GiveBIG is back on May 8, 2019! We sat down with board member Lindsey to talk about why she’s giving BIG this year!

Aug 28, 2018
3 min

Going Back to School: Senior Edition

After going back to school eleven times, you would think that I am a veteran of the transition from vacation mode to back to school...

Aug 1, 2017
2 min

Change is a Process, Not an Event

I circled back to Ryther after about 10 years of working in the mental health field and getting more training and now supervise...

Jul 31, 2017
3 min

“My Day at Ryther”

A person never thinks about the life they have had, until they have to put themselves in someone else’s shoes...

Apr 25, 2017
3 min

In their own words: Why I’m here at Ryther

I have been at Ryther for a little over a year now. What keeps me here every day is working with the kids in the cottages...

Jul 12, 2016
2 min

Farewell Message by Lee Grogg

You have made it possible for us to continue our work with and on behalf of children that most people want to ignore...

Jul 11, 2016
2 min

It does take a Village

It has been my real pleasure to serve as Chair of such an incredible group of people doing incredible things for the children at Ryther...

Jun 5, 2016
2 min

Taking a challenge to heart (and mind)!

We recently started integrating experiential therapy into the school day for children in the Cottage Program...

May 11, 2016
2 min

Ryther’s Canine Volunteers: A Child’s Best Friend!

I always wanted to have a therapy dog and work with children, so I trained Stanley, an Australian Labradoodle...

Mar 17, 2016
2 min

Overcoming Barriers to Mental Health Treatment

There are exciting changes with who we are serving, what we are offering as well as where we are meeting our clients...

Apr 13, 2015
2 min

Message from Lee Grogg, CEO

Earlier this year I was, like many members of the Ryther family, engaged in correspondence with various governmental officials about...

Feb 20, 2015
2 min

Ryther Asks for Your Help

I am asking for your help all this week to email and call your legislators to support legislation that is pending that could help Ryther...

Aug 1, 2014
1 min

Volunteer Spotlight: Haili Shinn

Haili Shinn started volunteering with Ryther in December 2013. She came in with the idea of helping coordinate birthday parties...

Apr 3, 2014
3 min

Interview with Lisa Lester, former Ryther therapeutic foster parent

The kids were great. They had baggage and they had tough times and they acted out. But they didn’t always act out...

Oct 11, 2013
2 min

Our job is to heal mentally ill, not hurt them.

The plight of seriously mentally ill people has been much in the news lately. Unfortunately most of the coverage has been sensationalized...

Jul 12, 2013
3 min

Why I Ride for Ryther: John’s Story

John Gonzales is the Cottage C Supervisor and team captain of Ride for Ryther. This is his second year riding...

Jun 28, 2013
2 min

Why I Ride for Ryther: Siri’s Story

As I begin my back-to-back 50+ mile training bike rides this week, my battle wounds will be the only reminder I need that I must keep going.

Sep 21, 2012
2 min

Which is which?

Frequently we are told by someone or agency that the child they send to us has a behavioral health problem not a mental health problem...

Aug 31, 2012
2 min

A lesser known Ryther program expands to serve more at-risk youth

Ryther's Group Care Enhancement program served nearly 800 teens last year, providing Chemical Dependency Professionals to local sites...

Aug 1, 2012
4 min

Outlook for 2013 Legislative Session: An interview with Senator David Frockt

David Frockt represents the 46th District in the Washington state senate, which primarily comprises North Seattle.

{"items":["5efb8785f5c977001780446a","5efb8aa5e315100017272db0","5efb98b8591b5600174f10e3","5efb995cd2241c0017825c53","5efbb703d937f2001714ef4b","5efbb8d5cda2b50017beb035","5efbb961fa79090017c4fa28","5efbbb6c591b5600174f5196","5efbbc6c3bc8530017560777","5efbbd7c72152600184a74b8","5efbc127b8123d001743b4aa","5efbc2a1d51dbf0017dd97f8","5efbc3d49b8a1d00173ce45f","5efbca47c929600017f91b56","5efbcb6a2e8ef000170ddeda","5efbcbeac929600017f91d31","5efbccc13bc8530017561ad3","5efbce5450ca2c0017e06f9b","5efbcecf4ea7740017851807","5efbcf3fa97a3400171db884"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":1060,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":16,"galleryMargin":0,"floatingImages":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCubeRatio":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"useCustomButton":false,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryHorizontalAlign":"center","galleryTextAlign":"center","galleryVerticalAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"expand","fullscreen":true,"allowSocial":true,"allowDownload":false,"allowTitle":true,"allowDescription":false,"loveButton":true,"loveCounter":false,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","scrollDirection":0,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowTitleExpand":true,"allowDescriptionExpand":true,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"AUTOMATIC","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"textsVerticalPadding":0,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"titleDescriptionSpace":6,"customButtonText":"","customButtonBorderWidth":1,"customButtonBorderRadius":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":1060,"allowContextMenu":true,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(20,40,80,0.75)"},"galleryLayout":2,"modifiedGallerySize":true,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":1060,"galleryWidth":1092,"galleryHeight":1440,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}