{"id":162799,"date":"2022-03-22T15:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T19:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=162799"},"modified":"2022-03-22T15:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T19:53:52","slug":"expansion-wide-back-to-best-buddies-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/arkansas\/expansion-back-to-best-buddies","title":{"rendered":"Expansion-Wide Back to Best Buddies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;162772&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]On February 3rd and March 1st, the programs team hosted a virtual Back to Best Buddies training for all of our chapter leaders in Expansion states. 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