Testimonials

TASC and the fabulous TASC Team of devoted individuals with endless patience have literally saved my sisters life! She was totally on the fast track to serious health issues and depression when she finally agreed to go to TASC and live. Six months later and she is now down 50 pounds, feels better, looks better, breathes better, stamina is 100% improved! She is back to being the social butterfly she once was. Amazing change! She is so happy again. Loves her life she says. Life saver!

Our daughter Emma Cox is in her 30s and up until a few years ago had always lived at home. Needless to say, one can run out of fruitful and imaginative ideas to keep someone busy and interested every day. Plus, there’s the social side of life.

When we first moved to the area, I was interested in finding Emma a place to be with her peers in an environment which might inspire her and challenge her to be more independent. We had always tried to find such a place, but it always seemed just out of our reach. Then we found TASC. You know the saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true?” Not true in this instance. It was a little bit of heaving in the middle of farm county. Emma has been going to TASC for several years now and has (by Emma’s request) moved into TASC housing, where she shares her life with 2 wonderful roommates.

I have always understood the basic fundamental needs of all people in this world to be subsistence, protection, affection, understanding, participation, leisure, creation, identity and freedom. My experience with TASC has been nothing short of striving to meet those needs with everyone who walks through their doors. Everyone associated with this organization has my greatest respect and admiration. Emma has blossomed in her time there and refers to the staff and clients as her “family”. She is the real testimonial.
With Gratitude,

TASC offers qualities to Ann to attain the fullest of her abilities. Earning pride, joy and honored as a dignified member of society.
Sincere gratitude.

Hello. My name is Becky Stocks. When I first moved here in August, I was going through some bad things in my life. I hardly talked at all. After going to TASC for a month, I am now talking, laughing, joking around, making new friends and having a good time. I like everything about TASC and what they have done for me. I am learning a lot of stuff that I wanted to. Other people come here too. TASC has a lot of different things that people can do and stuff to learn. I am getting ready to get a place of my own and I know that TASC will be there for me to help me out at my new place. I feel that TASC has changed my life.

They say you never really work a day in your life if you love your job. I can honestly say I LOVE MY JOB. Working with these guys on gaining skills to achieve independence, like learning how to make cheeseburgers, brings me great joy, fulfillment, and lots of laughs! Everyday is a learning experience for staff and persons served alike at TASC!

When I was hired at TASC in April 2013, I could tell right away that I was going to be working at a place that genuinely cares about clients they serve and their staff. I have worked over 30 years in the healthcare field, and I saw the clients I cared for existing but not really living their lives to the fullest. I remember at my interview at TASC, I asked, “Can I really take my client out in the community to go to a movie or go shopping or go out to eat?” I was told “yes and we encourage that”, and I remember thinking, wow, that is truly a great place. I was hired as a Community Skills Training, and I was going to be working at a new TASC house that was being built at the time. When the day came to move the clients into their new home, I could see the excitement in their eyes and how much fun it was for them to decorate their rooms how they wanted with the things they loved. I love my job because I get to see each day the clients, I care for living their lives to the fullest, doing the things that enrich their lives, and when people ask me where I work, I am always proud to say, “I work at TASC”, because I see firsthand how much they care.

​I am extremely thankful for the opportunity I was given to become an employee of the TASC agency 20 years ago. Before starting at TASC, I had very little experience working with individuals with disabilities, however, I quickly learned that the human service field and TASC was the place for me. I started working in the Support Services area as a program associate. I was able to advance my career to Support Service Coordinator in the same department a few years later. I have formed the deepest respect of the individuals served and their families. I have been fortunate to watch hopes and dreams become reality. I have witnessed firsthand that even the smallest steps are noteworthy, and no task may be too large when individuals are given the supports that they need. In our busy lives, we take things for granted and we forget what really important and what life is all about. TASC is a great asset to Waukon and the surrounding community, and I am proud to say, “I work at TASC.”

I worked as a Program Coordinator at TASC in the early years of my professional career. Since leaving TASC in 2009 to pursue my career path as a VR counselor, I have had the privilege to continue working in conjunction with TASC and their professional staff for mutual clientele. As a VR counselor with the Iowa Department for the Blind, my focus is assisting individuals with vision loss and blindness to obtain competitive, integrated employment. TASC’s mission aligns with this focus and have been impactful in providing those services in order for individuals to reach their career goals.

Secondly, TASC has been open and eager to learning best practices to provide services to those who are blind or visually impaired as this is a unique barrier to employment. Not only does TASC provide employment services for our mutual clientele, but they also assist the individuals with learning transportational skills, home management, and managing their personal health and well-being, all of which impact the success of employment. TASC is a true wrap around service provider, enhancing the lives of those we serve, focusing on employment and independence.