Wellness House

Direct Services: Wellness House provides direct service to at least 635 clients diagnosed with cancer and other life-altering illnesses and their loved ones. Donations will support various vital programs, including individual and group counseling sessions to help clients manage their diagnosis emotional and psychological challenges. Staff -led support groups will offer peer support and a sense of community. Additionally, monies donated cover the provisions of wigs, hats, scarves to clients experiencing hair loss due to treatment, ensuring they maintain their dignity and self-esteem. We also offer to women who have had mastectomies the ability to use inserts, both silicone and knitted knockers.

Wellness Wednesdays: We open our building to experts in the field who promote wellness, healing and hope. During each month, on a Wednesday, we offer free classes such as Food is Medicine, Medicine is Food, How to Maintain a Healthy Gut, Yoga and Healing Bowls, Smooth Transitions - a conversation about the end-of-life decisions, reflexology, art, music and journaling. If there is a healing element to this offering, we offer it and invite the community in.

Underserved Communities: For over two decades, Wellness House has focused on addressing the high incidence of chronic disease in Yakima County, particularly among marginalized populations such as Yakama Natives and monolingual-speaking clients. Our needs assessment revealed that many Spanish-speaking cancer patients were unaware of their cancer staging, care plan, and prognosis. To promote healthy equity, a core value of our work is to aim to educate, support and outreach to this underserved population.