Mission and Values

Tasks Unlimited provides supported employment, housing and recovery services for people with mental illness so that they achieve a full life with the rights and responsibilities of adults in our society.

At Tasks Unlimited, we believe:

• People experiencing mental health problems are more like other people than they are different.
• Skill training and development that focuses on strengths is more useful than approaches that focus on weaknesses.
• Stable daily performance is preferable to episodic periods of high achievement.

• Natural healing occurs over time.
• A stable, supportive environment and productive lifestyle promote natural healing.
• Dependency is an outcome of inappropriate treatment rather than a symptom of mental illness.
• Dependency is remediable and preventable. 

• Adults with serious and persistent mental illness are able to form and develop healthy adult relationships.
• Interdependence best describes healthy adult relationships.
• Pursuing independence without developing meaningful and supportive peer relationships frequently leads to isolation and loneliness that can hinder personal growth and healing.
• Independent and interdependent living skills are most effectively taught by peers.

• Financial dependence is the least acceptable and least necessary form of dependency for adults experiencing serious and persistent mental illness because most are capable of productive work.
• Improved self-esteem is the most effective antidote for dependency and is a prerequisite for self-sufficiency.
• Identity, dignity and income are three excellent sources of self-esteem, and work is a primary source of all three.