{"id":277,"date":"2026-07-02T14:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:10:09","slug":"about-the-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/about-the-network\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"277\" class=\"elementor elementor-277\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd5f79 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-1bd5f79-8426d66 \" data-id=\"1bd5f79\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1bd5f79\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401121d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"401121d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Housed at the Center for New North Carolinians.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecca484 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecca484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c47629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c47629\" 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\">2019\u2013Present<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a8a23 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"88a8a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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