{"id":20,"date":"2025-08-13T17:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signtogether.happycoastfamilies.org\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-05-03T01:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:05:39","slug":"about-signtogether","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/signtogether.happycoastfamilies.org\/index.php\/about-signtogether\/","title":{"rendered":"About SignTogether"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(89,44,0,0.81) 0%|rgba(89,44,0,0.78) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/signtogether.happycoastfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/natural-wooden-plank.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;notebook-paper&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About SignTogether<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;1df9faf2-d709-408e-a0ce-47affa5f656b&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a mom who saw a need for her family, so here I am building it. 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