{"id":1615,"date":"2023-09-21T15:06:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/about-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T20:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:08:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1615\" class=\"elementor elementor-1615\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f6d4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8f6d4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbae26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"cbae26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Friendship-Pillar.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Friendship-Pillar.webp 544w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Friendship-Pillar-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Friendship-Pillar-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133cdae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"133cdae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"friendship\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Builds friendships between people with and without IDD, offering social mentoring while improving the quality of life and level of inclusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48573964\" data-id=\"48573964\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3054de82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3054de82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"title\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h4>Integrated\nEmployment<\/h4><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68baf530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68baf530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Jobs-Pillar1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Jobs-Pillar1.webp 544w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Jobs-Pillar1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Jobs-Pillar1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f2ad89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51f2ad89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"employment\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecures jobs for people with IDD, allowing them to earn an income, pay taxes, and support themselves.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11fe8d67\" data-id=\"11fe8d67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba4c8fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ba4c8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"title\" 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300w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Leadership-Pillar-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463246fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"463246fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"leadership\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEducates and empowers people with and without IDD, to be leaders, public speakers and advocates.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a42c8f7\" data-id=\"2a42c8f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc2011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dc2011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"title\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h4>Inclusive<\/br>\nLiving<\/h4><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fcc492b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fcc492b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/BB-Living-Pillar1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6335\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/Family-Support-Pillar-Image.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6336\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/Family-Support-Pillar-Image.webp 544w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/Family-Support-Pillar-Image-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/miamigala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/09\/Family-Support-Pillar-Image-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b6b3cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14b6b3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"family\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Providing families support 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