{"id":609,"date":"2019-03-25T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?page_id=609"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:30:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fluid_container casa-image-gradient title-text\">\n\t\t<picture>\n\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WebsiteHeroImages_Mobile_HomePage_3.jpg\">\n\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CASA_SubHero_IMG-26-1200x400.jpg\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CASA_SubHero_IMG-26-1200x400.jpg\" alt=\"About Us\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t<div class=\"info left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">About Us<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The National CASA\/GAL Association for Children supports a network of 939 state CASA\/GAL organizations and local CASA\/GAL programs operated in 49 states (all but North Dakota) and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container casa-icon-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<i class=\"fal fa-building\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">National Organization<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t<p>The national organization provides standards and support to our network of programs.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span id=\"icon-cta-previous-btn\" class=\"cta-previous-next-btns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/about-us\/national-organization\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn more<\/a>\n\t\t<span id=\"icon-cta-next-btn\" 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