Filling a Need…and a Backpack
bySistah 2 Sistah has created events to support single mother families—a PreMother’s Day Brunch, SPIRIT Group, Dinner with Soul Santa and the Back 2 Skool Bash.
ENGAGING COMMUNITY
Reckoning with History: The Health Impacts of Racism
byLisa Peyton-Caire, a 2014 BRAVA Woman to Watch, founded the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness and Black Women’s Wellness Day to transform the poor health of the women she saw around her.
UW Health’s Long-Term Strategies To Reduce Black Infant Mortality
byTo tackle the infant mortality problem, UW Health has made supporting black mothers to help prevent low birth rate and infant mortality a top priority.
To Give And To Receive
byAt 18, Anne Otter learned that she was going blind because of kerotoconus, a progressive eye disease in which the cornea begins to bulge into a cone-like shape.
Join us at the THRIVE After 55 Expo
byWe have received a lot of inquiries since last night about the status of our event. The THRIVE After 55 Expo will still be…
Women Helping Women Vote
byWe trust information from these people because we know them. This is the idea behind the Relational Voter Program—an effort aimed at increasing the number of women voters through the power of personal relationships.
Toward Ending Domestic Violence
byDomestic violence is a pervasive problem. In the Latino community, approximately 1 in 3 of Hispanic/Latina women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Latin@ Network.
Keeping ‘the Whole Brain’ Healthy
byOpportunities for continuing education abound in the Madison area— and even a bit farther afield. And, for seniors, some of these educational offerings are free or at a lower cost. So dive in and keep your mind aflight!
Giving History a Narrative
byPatricia Sutton took an early retirement from teaching but found another way to continue influencing and inspiring young kids—through her writing.
An Urban Oasis for The Community
byOn a quiet side street just a stone’s throw from the raucous Stoughton Road/ Highway 151 interchange is an oasis for thousands of people who live in a wide swath of East Side neighborhoods. Mostly kids come to the East Madison Community Center, but adults and seniors do, too.