About
Our vision, mission, and values
The Board of Directors of Movin’ Out, along with our entire staff, worked together with EQT by Design to complete a critical step toward embedding racial equity into the core of our organization. We are very pleased to share the results of this important work: our new vision, mission, and values statements will guide us as we grow into our next chapter.
Vision
Our dream for the future
Thriving communities inspired by people with disabilities that provide equitable, accessible, and affordable housing for all.
Mission
What we do
Movin' Out advances disability justice by co-creating safe, affordable, community-integrated homes.
How we work
Values
Recognizing and disrupting disparities in housing access by empowering the most marginalized people.
Equity
Community
Collaborating, cooperating, and partnering to build and sustain vibrant neighborhoods.
Creating and prioritizing conditions that positively impact mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Wellness
How we began
In 1992, a group of parents got together to address a common concern. Rather than relying on group homes or other institutional facilities that cluster people with disabilities, they wanted their young adult children with disabilities to move into their own homes, preferably homes the young men and women could own.
Finding no organization prepared to assist them, these parents decided to achieve their goal on their own. Movin’ Out was born just a few years later.
Over the years, Movin’ Out has compiled an impressive record of success in helping people with permanent disabilities, and their families, to access and maintain housing of their choice in Madison, Milwaukee, and other communities throughout Wisconsin.
Our impact
What does home mean to you? For many of us, home is where friends and family gather, eat, laugh, and make special memories. It's knowing our neighbors and being part of a community. But most of all, it’s a foundation for success – a place of safety and comfort where we can rest and recharge so we can take on whatever comes our way.
This foundation is even more important for people with permanent disabilities and their families. Unfortunately, they often face significant challenges, whether it’s moving out of a parents’ home for the first time, finding a high quality, accessible, affordable rental, or becoming a home owner.
At Movin’ Out we believe that everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to live and thrive. We understand that housing is the key to living a better, healthier, and more stable life. When housing works well, everything else in life can be a little easier — work, education, healthcare, transportation. It can all add up to improved well-being and thriving communities.
We're dedicated to creating more inclusive affordable housing options that are embedded within neighborhoods where our clients are truly a part of the community. We do not work on projects that in any way cluster people with disabilities.
We provide a range of safe, affordable, community-integrated housing solutions to adults with disabilities and to families that include children with disabilities.
We’ve helped over 2,000 families across Wisconsin to become first-time home buyers or to rehab their homes for safety or accessibility modifications.
We have helped create over 1,500 units of affordable rental housing throughout the state. Over 350 of those are supportive units.
Disability Rights, Fair Housing, Person-Centered Design, and Universal Design
Movin’ Out is committed to practices that provide equitable access to safe, affordable housing. Learn more about these topics:
• ADA and Disability Rights Wisconsin
• The Universal Design Project and Center for Inclusive Design
Our team
Amy Kallas
Chief Operating Officer
Janice Moen
Accounting Manager
Administration
Vacant
Home Ownership Program Manager
Rebecca Wiese
Lead Housing Counselor
Theo Yancey
Senior Housing Counselor
Home Ownership
Real Estate Development
Kathryne Auerback
Chief Executive Officer
Jamie Vander Loop-Taylor
Asset Management Director
Maddie Alt
Resident Services Coordinator
Rental
Board of directors
Officers
Directors
David Scribbins
President
Tony Freiberg
Vice President
Nicole Robbins
Treasurer
Kelly Hilyard
Secretary
Abigail Tessmann
Jason Waters
Takeyla Benton
Russ Endres
Hope Lane
Michaela Mulroe
Tracy Swenson
Bobbi Tatum
Partners & supporters
One of the things that makes Movin’ Out unique is the broad range of collaborations and partnerships we have developed to help support people with disabilities to live independently as part of the community. We couldn’t do what we do without the help and support of these generous organizations and individuals. (View our development partners here.)
Partners
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Associated Bank
Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
BMO Harris Bank N.A.
Care Wisconsin
Community Living Connections
Dane County Department of Human Services
Dane County Housing Authority
Dane County Community Block Grant Commission
Developmental Disabilities Coalition
Developmental Disabilities Network
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Inclusa
IndependenceFirst
Janesville Neighborhood and Community Services
LOV-Dane
Madison Community Development Office
Night Owl Support Systems
Options in Community Living
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
United Way of Dane County
US Bank Foundation
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Wisconsin Division of Housing
2025 Sponsors
Summit Credit Union
SVA Team Management
TruStage
US Bank Foundation
Waunakee Rotary Foundation
Wintrust
Wisconsin Management Company, Inc.
Wispact, Inc.
Hope Community Capital
Incredible Bank
Johnson Financial Group
Lewis Tile LLC
Messiah Lutheran Church
MGE Foundation
Old National Bank Foundation
Park Bank Royal Bank
Alvarado Real Estate Group
Anthem BCBS - Elevance Health Associated
Bank B2E Solutions
Epic Systems
Esch Insurance
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Froemming Law Office
Godfrey+Kahn SC
Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County