{"id":49,"date":"2019-11-17T14:40:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T14:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tra-aid-2019.flywheelsites.com\/reagan\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:13:24","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.travelersaid.org\/reagan\/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   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb\">\n#top .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb__0 .avia-caption-content{\nfont-size:13px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n#top .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb__0 .avia-caption-content p{\nfont-size:13px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb__0 caption_fullwidth caption_bottom'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><div class='avia-caption-content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>E. 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class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>To provide travelers and people in need of assistance with personalized care, information, and services through our transportation programs and by engaging and educating our network of member organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-10yft-59913c8d5ddf88a96bbe6ffaa49ffee7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-10yft-59913c8d5ddf88a96bbe6ffaa49ffee7{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#0077c8;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-10yft-59913c8d5ddf88a96bbe6ffaa49ffee7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-10yft-59913c8d5ddf88a96bbe6ffaa49ffee7 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#0077c8;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-10yft-59913c8d5ddf88a96bbe6ffaa49ffee7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-10yft-59913c8d5ddf88a96bbe6ffaa49ffee7 av-special-heading-h2 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