Accessibility
Dakota Communities is committed to not only being a better provider of disability services, but to being among the best. This means having homes with everything from accessible bathrooms and kitchens to patios and outdoor living spaces, from ceiling lifts, elevators and ramps to accessible furniture and therapy equipment. Accessibility assures that the people we serve have the freedom to live as independently as possible. Your contributions to our Accessibility Fund have already made a difference. Money raised from gifts and memorials helped remodel an entire house in Mendota Heights and built a new pergola at a home on Victoria Road. Bathrooms, ramps and lifts have been installed in many homes. Thanks to your support. people are enjoying a new sense of independence in their lives.

Community Participation
Dakota Communities is known for our strong commitment to supporting people to participate in their community in a wide range of activities - gardening, classes, volunteer opportunities, sports, theater, and whatever else they may dream. (And thanks to our Accessibility Fund, the transportation at every home to get there!) We are committed to offering even more opportunities in the future.

Gala
Dakota Communities hosts an annual gala in celebration of the people we support and our generous donors. Each year, a fundraising designation is selected based upon the organization’s greatest need. In the past, gifts to our Gala Fund have been designated to technology and health and wellness.

Technology
Technology helps the people we serve live fuller, more “connected” and independent lives. Technology will also help employees work “smarter,” not harder, in order to focus on good lives rather than “good paper.” How have you made a difference? We have a therapy equipment library now where things like an all-terrain wheelchair can be “checked out” for days on the beach.

Work Force
We know that attracting and retaining qualified, committed employees is critical to the success of our mission. Our goal is to help fund ongoing learning, professional development opportunities and wage enhancements. With the creation of the Kathy LeMay Education Endowment Fund, employees at Dakota Communities now enjoy opportunities to further their education and ultimately provide better services and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

Tribute Gifts
There is a longstanding tradition within the Dakota Communities circle of generous and thoughtful donors to make tribute gifts in honor and in memory of very special people. We invite you to join with us in this meaningful tradition. Tribute gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays are gifts that do not weigh down but rather lift up special people and ourselves. Make any gift to Dakota Communities a tribute gift today!