Peer Partners Offer a New Resource
Ryther’s Transitional Community Treatment (TCT) programs are a group of programs that serve young adults, many of whom are experiencing...
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- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
Ryther staff receives recognition for work
We are proud to share that one of our staff members, Miranda Sullivan, was recognized by King County Recovery Coalition for her work on...
- 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...