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Aug 212 min read

Join Robin’s Ride: A Virtual Camino for Kids with the Ryther League Noel Unit!

Walk the Camino de Santiago Virtually with Robin Bennett!

Jun 29, 20212 min read

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...

Mar 24, 20211 min read

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, 20194 min read

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, 20183 min read

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, 20172 min read

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, 20173 min read

“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, 20173 min read

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, 20162 min read

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, 20162 min read

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, 20162 min read

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, 20162 min read

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, 20162 min read

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, 20152 min read

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, 20152 min read

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, 20141 min read

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, 20143 min read

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, 20132 min read

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, 20133 min read

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, 20132 min read

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.