
Welcome
to Tasks Unlimited.
Tasks
Unlimited is a group of not-for-profit
organizations committed to helping adults with serious and persistent
mental illness and brain disorder improve their status by promoting their
self-sufficiency. Programs serve residents of Minnesota and are located in
Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties.
A GOOD PLACE TO
WORK
Tasks Unlimited
programs center around paid employment. Our clients value earning their
own money so they can choose where and how to spend it. Having earned
income opens up many choices in many areas of their lives.
Tasks provides a
range of employment support services including affirmative industry jobs.
Clients can skip the slow and often frustrating job search activities and
begin work the first day they are with Tasks. Currently Tasks Building
Services provides a variety of employment opportunities from entry level
through site managers in building maintenance, home and small office
remodeling, mail room services, and van driving.
Employees train
on the job under the guidance of trained vocational specialists and with
the support of peers.
A GOOD PLACE TO
LIVE
Just over half of
our clients choose to live in a Tasks Unlimited sponsored Lodge. Living in
a lodge is like living in a small extended family. Lodges are peer run and
managed. Residents share both the responsibilities and benefits of living
with others in caring and supportive relationships. Lodges are located in
regular houses and duplexes in desirable neighborhoods throughout the Twin
Cities Metropolitan area.
Other Tasks
clients choose to live in apartments, with their families, or in other
stable living situations that meet their needs. A few have bought their
own homes. Tasks provides a variety of support services to assist clients
in maximizing their success in the housing of their choice.
A PLACE TO GROW
IN RECOVERY
No one chooses to
have a major mental illness, but Tasks clients have made several choices
about how they live and manage their illness. Tasks provides a wide range
of supports to assist in their recovery. Five year follow-up studies
document that Tasks clients reduce their risk of re-hospitalization by
95%. They maintain employment, increase their income level and enjoy a
better quality of life.
A PLACE TO PLAY
AND LAUGH AND LEARN
One client put it
this way: "At Tasks you work a little, play a little, eat a little,
sleep a little! It makes for a well rounded life." A range of
recreational and wellness related activities that match the needs,
interests, schedules and budgets of Tasks’ Clients are available along
with supports to use other resources in the community.
A few of the
choices are sports, walking, classes, crafts, museums, fairs, theater,
parties, camping and travel.
There are one day
and weekend trips. In recent years groups have taken longer vacations to
such places as the Black Hills, Yellowstone, Orlando, Washington D.C.,
Chicago, Canada, and Colorado.