It takes a village: This Dane County community helped pioneer a national movement for aging together

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Lush greenery and bright flowers surround John Short’s longtime Madison home. But the 83-year-old is not the one with a green thumb.

That belongs to a volunteer through Sharing Active Independent Lives (SAIL), who visits regularly to work in Short’s garden. It’s one benefit he receives as a member of SAIL, a nonprofit-run network that helps older adults in Dane County find community and stay independent…

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