{"id":77,"date":"2025-12-08T01:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourownhome.ca\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:40:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ourownhome.ca\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Our Own Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"77\" class=\"elementor elementor-77\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13565e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e13565e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5f435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d5f435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa6f00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afa6f00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a106a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a106a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOur Own Home exists to create safe, supportive residential sites where youth and adults with developmental disabilities can thrive. 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