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Roseville’s FAB program expands activities, outreach and free tech help for older adults
Summary
Recreation staff reported growing participation in the FAB 50 and Better program, described upcoming events including Senior Prom and Puzzle Palooza, and answered commissioners’ questions about membership, fees, outreach and transportation.
Kirsten Kilmer, Roseville recreation coordinator, gave a presentation on the city’s membership-based FAB 50 and Better program, reporting broad programming, growing participation and a range of outreach efforts.
Kilmer said FAB now runs activities at both the Maidu Community Center and the Mahaney Fitness Center and offers support groups (Parkinson’s; low-vision and blind support; widowed persons; and Alzheimer’s caregiver support), weekly games and clubs, arts and crafts workshops, day trips, and tech-support classes.
The program matters because staff said it centralizes social programming, education and resource referrals for active older adults across the city and helps reach residents who are not located in retirement communities. Kilmer described the expansion to Mahaney as a way to serve West Roseville more directly and said the city will continue outreach presentations at senior living communities and community events.
Kilmer reported about 400 FAB members and said that since the opening…
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