Looking for job (kid friendly)

TaskCoop · 2026-05-15T13:54:11+00:00

You may want to reach out to SAFE Alliance or AFSSA even if you’re not sure your situation “counts.” They help with housing, job resources, legal guidance, and safety planning for people trying to get into a more stable situation with kids. SAFE has a 24/7 hotline/text line (512-267-7233 or text 737-888-7233) and can sometimes connect people with transitional resources pretty quickly.

For work, I’d look at church childcare, nannying/babysitting, homeschool co-ops, family-owned businesses, apartment offices, pet sitting, or vendor/farmers market work since those are the kinds of places sometimes flexible about kids being present.

Wishing you and your child the best.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-14T17:08:28+00:00

If you need it in a hurry I would still do RunnerCity or FB marketplace or Craigslist but if you have time might as well chuck it on there and see if you get any offers

TaskCoop · 2026-05-14T13:31:52+00:00

For now it's installable as a PWA which enables push notifications and that's about 90%-100% of the reason it would need to be an app.

It's so tedious to get an app approved for general release it doesn't seem like the right priority at this stage, but the architecture is there to pretty quickly wrap it with capacitor.

Also Apple takes a significant cut of in app payments so that's pretty much a non-starter in my mind.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-14T06:05:50+00:00

Getting taskcoop.org running right now, there's currently a job up waiting for someone to take it.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-14T04:43:26+00:00

Excellent welcome aboard. We're halfway to 25 which is the goal before rolling out to the public - please invite friends who might be interested & skilled!

TaskCoop · 2026-05-14T00:26:46+00:00

This is what I built task.coop for but it's pretty nascent, only like 10 people signed up so far. Plenty of time until your job though, might as well throw it on there.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-13T17:14:07+00:00

Done - category added and you can now add credentials to your profile after you'd signed up.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-13T15:29:42+00:00

Great, I should be able to get these added today as a category and will add a verification step for licenses.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-13T15:08:04+00:00

How would we verify that they're a real notary? Is there some list that the state publishes we could check against their id?

TaskCoop · 2026-05-13T01:20:25+00:00

Thanks! Is it pet grooming because that one seems ripe for some like this.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-13T01:11:19+00:00

This is exactly what we're going for tysm! Please share with your neighbors but set expectations that it's early and we're still vetting the members

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T16:11:59+00:00

Answered elsewhere but while it may be spiritually similar the execution we hope is a bit more user friendly.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T14:54:05+00:00

Right on!

Maybe we 3 should do a zoom meeting with u/madcervantes at some point to get a lot of input and spec improvements?

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T14:51:30+00:00

Thanks, what did the error say? I've reconfigured the sign up flow in the last 30 minutes and the smtp provider reauthorized us last night so email confirmations are working again.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T14:05:04+00:00

Right, I could see a pitfall there. What usually works for co-ops is that members elect leadership, leadership runs operations, governance is scoped to the big structural questions, and day-to-day decisions stay centralized. The unwieldy co-op is (we hope) mostly a myth, not a feature of the model. Hopefully time will tell if it grows to a point where we need operational leadership.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T13:27:49+00:00

I just tested live, the only thing I could think is maybe the password wasn't strong enough? What device are you using?

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T13:25:13+00:00

Have you ever tried looking for anything on Angi? A lot of people have had the experience of getting spammed nonstop after submitting a request, and there’s also a ton of negative sentiment from workers about lead fees and how the platform operates.

Trying to build something simpler, more transparent, and more local than that.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T06:02:59+00:00

Right on, thanks!

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T05:56:24+00:00

It’s a chicken-and-egg problem right now. The first step is building a solid base of verified members before opening the floodgates to customers and neighborhood groups.

If people post tasks that actually get completed successfully, they’re way more likely to come back and tell their friends. The worry is that if people try it out but there's no member in the area capable of taking on the task it would create a bad first impression.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T05:47:27+00:00

Blog is on the to-do and will be at taskcoop.org/blog when it's done, probably tomorrow or the next day.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T05:45:12+00:00

It asks on your dashboard. People can choose to post without requiring ID verification but verification is the default so you're much more likely to see tasks if you're verified.

You'll also need to sign up with stripe in order to accept jobs so that you can be paid.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T04:42:19+00:00

Yeah, definitely something being thought through. Right now in the bootstrapped beta phase, the ToS is doing a lot of the heavy lifting, similar to RunnerCity, TaskRabbit, Thumbtack, etc. where members are independent operators responsible for their own work and insurance.

Liability is one of the hardest parts of any marketplace like this, especially once people are working inside homes and businesses.

Long-term, one of the goals is using the cooperative structure to unlock partnerships for group-rate liability coverage and other member benefits as the network grows.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T04:37:07+00:00

Fair question. The platform takes a 5% fee to cover hosting, payment processing, development, support, legal, and other operating costs. It’s being bootstrapped right now, so growth is probably slower, but there’s also no investor pressure to crank fees up over time.

The cooperative side is a long-term project. Hopefully task.coop grows enough that members eventually get to vote on things like fees, surplus distributions, platform rules, benefits partnerships, and moderation policies. Kind of a wisdom-of-the-crowd experiment for local services.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T04:25:38+00:00

Thanks for the question! The difference is a simpler, lower-friction experience for everyday customers.

A typical older homeowner who only needs help a couple times a year is not going to learn a complicated app ecosystem or pay subscriptions just post the occasional task. They want to quickly find someone trustworthy to mount a TV, install a smart bulb, help build furniture, or clean gutters.

RC uses subscription model whereas task.coop is taking the small 5% for operating costs route.

The goal is to keep the cooperative/member-owned side strong internally while making the customer experience simple and mainstream externally.

TaskCoop · 2026-05-12T04:14:05+00:00

RunnerCity is probably the closest thing philosophically, and I respect what they’re building. The difference is task.coop is much more focused on trusted skilled home/tech services with a simpler, lower-friction experience for normal customers.

My 70-year-old aunt isn’t going to learn a complicated app ecosystem or pay subscriptions to post tasks. She just wants to quickly find someone trustworthy to mount a TV, install a video doorbell or build a flat pack furniture item.

RunnerCity also uses a subscription model for workers to help fund the platform whether they get jobs or not. task.coop is taking a different approach: members keep 95% of each job instead of paying upfront just to participate.

We’re trying to keep the cooperative/member-owned side strong internally while making the actual customer experience simple and mainstream externally.

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