{"id":174816,"date":"2023-09-29T13:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=174816"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:15:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:15:13","slug":"jobs-program-highlight-brett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/michigan\/jobs-program-highlight-brett","title":{"rendered":"Jobs Program Highlight: Brett"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;174817&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Brett is part of the Best Buddies Jobs Program and has been employed by a major retail partner for over 2.5 years! He absolutely loves his job and always brings positivity to each shift. 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