Options for Independent Living
Empowering everyday independence.
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What does Options for Independent Living actually do?
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The Problem
Living with a disability in Northeast Wisconsin too often means navigating a maze — figuring out which benefit applies, which device might help, who to call when a landlord won't budge, or how to plan the jump from high school into adult life. Without a guide, people get stuck, and independence quietly slips out of reach.
The Story Behind the Mission
Why Options for Independent Living exists.
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Options is a consumer-controlled, community-based independent living center — meaning the people it serves help lead it. That's not a tagline, it's the operating philosophy. The folks on staff have lived experience with disability, and that shapes every program.
Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Green Bay, Options has spent four decades quietly removing the barriers — physical, informational, systemic — that keep people from living the life they want on their own terms.
It's the kind of organization that doesn't make a lot of noise about what it does. It just shows up, day after day, for neighbors of every age and any disability.
40+
Years serving NE Wisconsin
5
Core independent living services
1,000s
Neighbors supported each year
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