Madison Senior Center staff member Ericka Booey, seated on far left, and Christine Russell of the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness, lead a chair yoga program at the Revival Ridge Apartments. The city boosted funding for outreach programming for senior services in 2025.
“She’s outside more than I am these days,” says Ald. Sabrina Madison of her mother, who had not participated in community activities or events since relocating to Madison several years ago. “She’s sending me photos and videos, telling me to look for her on Facebook.”
Thanks to a nearly $1 million funding boost in 2025 for older adult programs, Madison’s mother now regularly participates in art museum trips, exercise classes, and other recreational opportunities in her south-side neighborhood…