{"id":16595,"date":"2026-03-25T14:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/?p=16595"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:51:59","slug":"youth-leadership-forum-applications-open-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/youth-leadership-forum-applications-open-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Leadership Forum: Applications now due April 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; 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