{"id":78,"date":"2021-02-25T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T15:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tra-aid-2019.flywheelsites.com\/newark\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:11:44","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.travelersaid.org\/newark\/about-us\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  text-transform-uppercase  container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-k1tb8x1b-8324f2809d561153e1b55e84d04a3f18 avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider text-transform-uppercase av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' 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