Every Day Has a Purpose
Mindful Works strives to eliminate obstacles to employment for those in recovery from mental illness by offering transitional employment—a real job and a real salary—to program participants as they train and prepare for the time when they will begin their search for employment in the community.
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Featured Products
Faux Fur Fingerless Gloves – Blue Marble
$28.00
Jewelry Bag – Blue Lattice
$18.00
Blue Boho Pouf – Large
$120.00
NeckWrap – Luscious Leopard Faux Fur
$24.00
Hear From Our Customers
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This organization is amazing! Their products are beautiful. Such a great cause, too! 
Hélène Todd
October 8, 2018 - Love our poof! It's well made, just the right height, and just firm enough and soft enough to be comfortable. Thanks!
Susan McConeghy
March 2, 2019 - These people are true spirits are talent & grace. Their bright energy comes through in everything they make. I am so grateful to own a piece of the work they produce. I can feel the love as I sit on my cushions. ♥️♥️
Anna Narvid
September 17, 2018 - Love this pouf! Have gotten so many compliments on it and really appreciate all the great work this organization does! Highly recommend Mindful Works products!
Willow Schmidt Schlachter
May 17, 2019
Our Mission
Employment. Confidence. Community.
To provide job-driven training and real employment opportunities to those in recovery from mental illness. Program participants develop skills in the design, production, and sales of high quality, hand-crafted, wellness, meditation, and home décor products.
Through a combination of individual empowerment and community involvement, we intend to erase the stigma associated with mental illness.
Putting People to Work One Stitch at a Time
Every dollar that is donated or used to purchase a Mindful-Works product ensures an apprentice continues employment and on-the-job-training.
Hear From Our Program Participants
I have a chance to work on different types of projects and I have the responsibility to get things done. It’s rewarding and I find the work fulfilling. It’s fun to work with someone else in creating a product, but I especially like learning about the computer. I’ve learned about website design and how to follow up with updates. I like going to work and I especially like earning a salary.
There’s always a lot going on here, and lots of opportunities to learn more skills. If you’re working on a project, then the whole team is excited when it’s completed. I especially like doing the computer work. I like those kinds of tasks. Since starting at Mindful Works I’ve learned to handle myself better in a work situation. I still have challenges, but I’m trying to overcome them. I’m happy to be here. I’m lucky to be here.
I can start on a project and work on it on my own, all the way from beginning to completion. It builds confidence. When something doesn’t work, I figure out what’s going wrong and make the corrections. I like that. The lumber pillow–We’ve Got Your Back—is a good example where I started at the beginning making liners from muslin and continued all the way to sealing the Velcro on the finished product. Just feels good.