Announcing The André Apartments

We are humbled to announce the name of our new affordable apartments on East Washington Avenue and 6th Street in Madison, Wisconsin: The André Apartments, named in honor of André Brown. André was a key inspiration for the creation of Movin’ Out and he was our longest serving team member. Since André’s passing, we have continued our work of creating innovative community living opportunities for people and families with disabilities in his memory.

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A Very Special Gift

We are incredibly grateful for the recent extremely generous donation of a beautiful 4-bedroom house in Stoughton, Wisconsin, from Terri and Henry Jasen.

The Jasen’s adult son, Kyle, lived in the wheelchair-accessible house with his roommates for several years. After his recent passing, the Jasen’s wanted to make sure that Kyle’s housemates could remain in their home. Thanks to their vision and generosity, Movin’ Out will be able to fulfill their wish that “the house will serve people with disabilities for many years to come.”

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Kathryne Auerback
MadiSUN program to create more solar energy options for homes, businesses

“The people that we serve are some of the most vulnerable people in the community, and people with low incomes are the least able to respond to price spikes in energy and utilities. As we start to face climate change realities and the climate disruptions that that will bring, it’s even more important for our organization from an environmental justice perspective to include [solar energy systems] in our buildings,” said Kathryne Auerback, Executive Director of Movin’ Out, Inc.

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Red Caboose expansion will add much-needed day care spots

Combining affordable housing with affordable child care is one step in lifting people out of poverty.

“We know the long-term impact of [high-quality, early child care], and what a difference that can make in people’s lives in the long term. It’s the same level of impact for having a safe, quality, affordable, stable place to live,” Auerback says. “And so the ripple effect of this project is really almost unlimited.”

Both Movin’ Out and Red Caboose work to make their services available across income levels, and Auerback said that dedication to equity makes the partnership a natural fit.

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Kathryne Auerback
Exciting Truman-Olson Project Moves Full Steam Ahead

Spring is in the air! And while early-stage work has been underway at the Truman-Olson project site for several months, warmer weather means construction is moving full steam ahead.

District 13 Alder Tag Evers recently expressed his support stating, “It’s great to see the progress on this important project for South Madison. The Rule Enterprises and Movin’ Out team are on track to successfully meet the City’s requirements for EBEs and new local hires.”

District 14 Alder Sheri Carter echoed Evers enthusiasm, commenting on the “excitement in seeing this major development for our community well underway.” She added that the City is making progress on the grocery store selection.


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Kathryne Auerback
Andre' Brown, May 31, 1979 - January 15, 2022

We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our beloved friend and colleague, Andre' Brown. Andre' is not only Movin’ Out’s longest serving team member, having worked with the organization since May 2, 2000, he was the inspiration for the organization’s founding. Andre's life has impacted the many thousands of people that Movin' Out has served. The incredibly significant social innovation of truly integrated community living is his legacy. Our deepest sympathy to Andre's friends and family. He will be greatly missed.

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Kathryne Auerback
A Year of Impact in Spite of Challenges

As it did for people and organizations around the world, last year brought significant challenges and changes for Movin’ Out and especially for the people we serve. We are pleased to share our 2020 Annual Report, which highlights our efforts to create and sustain community-integrated, safe, affordable homes in partnership with people with disabilities, their families, and their allies.

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Kathryne Auerback
Movin' Out Welcomes Loreen Gage

Our growth continues with the recent addition of Loreen Gage as Rental Program Assistant Manager. In this role, she will help to create inclusive, healthy, safe, and affordable rental housing communities by supporting resilience for residents with disabilities, stewarding rental program financial resources, and ensuring high quality maintenance of our rental properties.

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Kathryne Auerback
Congratulations, Paula!

It is with very mixed emotions that we share news of Paula Tiffany’s retirement from Movin’ Out June 18, 2021. Paula joined Movin’ Out in 2001, making her our longest-serving team member by many years. She will be greatly missed! And of course we are delighted for her as she moves on to her next chapter. We talked with Paula about her 20 years with Movin’ Out.

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Kathryne Auerback
Our Next 25 Years: The Impact Continues

Thank you for helping Movin' Out to celebrate 25 years of impact in Wisconsin. This past year, 2020, has certainly highlighted the importance of safe, affordable housing for people with disabilities. Please join us in recognizing our achievements so far, and help us continue our impacts into the future by sharing our mission with others in your network.

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Kathryne Auerback
25 Years of Community Impact

Since 1995, Movin’ Out has worked to advance community-integrated affordable housing, helping to build healthier, more resilient communities. Please join us in marking this special anniversary with a look back on 25 years of community impact. From housing counseling, down payment assistance, and safety and accessibility modifications to the development of over 1,100 affordable apartments with nearly 250 supportive units across Wisconsin, we have much to celebrate!

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Kathryne Auerback
Luann Simpson Receives Ed Erwin Memorial Award

We are pleased to announce that the 2020 Ed Erwin Memorial Award has been presented to Luann Simpson.

Ed Erwin was an advocate, a writer, and an educator about mental illness, recovery, the power of peer support, and the importance of stigma reduction. Movin' Out created an award in his name to honor his legacy. The Ed Erwin Memorial Award is given to an individual who believes in and exemplifies the philosophy that Ed shared with us all during his lifetime.

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Kathryne Auerback
Call for Nominations - Ed Erwin Memorial Award

Movin' Out is seeking nominations for its first Ed Erwin Memorial Award to be given to a person who has lived experience with mental health challenges and who has made significant contributions to the community integration, recovery, and self-determination of individuals with mental health challenges. The deadline for the nominations is August 10, 2020.

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Kathryne Auerback
Movin’ Out awarded tax credits to support development of 242 new affordable rental units

Three new multi-family apartment projects, two in Madison and one in Milwaukee, are moving forward with the recent award of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit from WHEDA. “These funds are key to making these affordable housing projects possible. We’re humbled to have the opportunity to contribute to closing the affordable housing gap in Wisconsin," said Movin’ Out’s executive director Kathryne Auerback.

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Movin’ Out launches new program to maintain housing stability

Movin’ Out moved quickly to expand our emergency funding program for eviction and foreclosure prevention to enable us to respond to the urgent needs of renters and homeowners in Dane County and across the state of Wisconsin facing economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 20, we were notified that we would receive $25,000 that we applied for from the United Way of Dane County COVID-19 Emergency and Recovery Fund to add to our existing “Homestead” emergency fund.

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Kathryne Auerback
Movin' Out affordable housing project awarded more than $1 million from City of Madison

An affordable housing project that has been years in the making got the green light for $1.025 million in funding from the city last month.

The collaboration of Red Caboose Child Care Center, a well-established day care, and Movin' Out, an organization that specializes in housing for people with disabilities, will create dozens of new, affordable apartments in east Madison.

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