Company Profile
People Incorporated Mental Health Services
Company Overview
People Incorporated Mental Health Services is a Twin Cities-based nonprofit providing a spectrum of services through more than 60 programs in the greater metro area. Providing community-integrated services and support for people with mental illness is our mission. It means that we, as a community non-profit, provide people with mental illnesses the support they need to lead hopeful, meaningful lives. Our goal is to provide services tailored to each individual to give him or her the right kind of help to succeed. We’re known for creating innovative services tailored to the needs of each individual–and we’ve been doing it successfully for more than 45 years.
Company History
People Incorporated got its start in 1969 when a St. Paul minister, Rev. Harry Maghakian, noticed that a residence next to his church was sheltering a number of otherwise homeless men.
Many were veterans from World War II and Korea, and it was clear that many were masking symptoms of a mental illness with alcohol or drugs. Maghakian’s congregation began to offer these men a place in their church to come for coffee and snacks, and soon this grew to Thanksgiving and holiday meals and other special occasions.
At the time there were few organizations in the Twin Cities serving people with mental illness, and Maghakian’s church soon joined with five other congregations to found an organization that eventually became known as People Incorporated. We now do not have any religious affiliations.
We now serve more than 7,000 clients per year through more than 60 programs throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Our annual budget is approximately $33 million.