{"id":5061,"date":"2019-10-18T16:40:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T16:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/?page_id=5061"},"modified":"2022-03-15T10:25:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:25:47","slug":"individuals-and-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/individuals-and-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Individuals and Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Packages&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Packages Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2560px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|33px|0px||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Individuals and Families&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%259%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; use_circle=&#8221;on&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||-2px||&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with others, learn more about the issues that matter to you and b<\/strong><strong>ecome advocates in your community\u00a0<\/strong><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Package&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;299px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;31px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC07106.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;DSC07106&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||-1px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Package Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wisconsin Partners in Policymaking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to become a seasoned leader in Wisconsin! 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