{"id":73,"date":"2024-12-10T07:21:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T07:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:59:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/?page_id=73","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/istockphoto-541137524-612x612-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/istockphoto-541137524-612x612-1-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/istockphoto-541137524-612x612-1-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s connections to one another are often rooted in emotional intimacy, mutual support, and shared experiences, providing a crucial space for resilience and identity formation.<\/h2>\n<h5>Mission<\/h5>\n<p>Our mission is to cultivate an <em>authentic<\/em> community of social-emotional support for women; through planned events and activities designed to foster unity and strengthen meaningful relationships.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-11-at-19.06.02_b9ba4919.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-11-at-19.06.02_b9ba4919.jpg 612w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-11-at-19.06.02_b9ba4919-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-11-at-19.06.02_8ed23d5d.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-11-at-19.06.02_8ed23d5d.jpg 612w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-11-at-19.06.02_8ed23d5d-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Vision<\/h2>\n<p>Our vision is to be a safe place to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LINK<\/strong> together in unity<\/li>\n<li><strong>LEARN<\/strong> from each other<\/li>\n<li><strong>LOVE<\/strong> one another\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFT<\/strong> each other up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meet the Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-478b6e6b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/patrice-profile-1024x699.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/patrice-profile-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/patrice-profile-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/patrice-profile-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/patrice-profile.png 1186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patrice Nelson <br>-Executive Director<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tito-profile.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tito-profile.png 427w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tito-profile-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alberto Castro<br>-Assistant Director<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/toia-profile.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396\" style=\"width:281px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/toia-profile.png 720w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/toia-profile-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Toia Nelson<br>-Treasurer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-478b6e6b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C5B52601-98E2-4B73-8AEC-6F7033CDB42B.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-473\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.843926006993567;width:259px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C5B52601-98E2-4B73-8AEC-6F7033CDB42B.png 638w, https:\/\/booksixtyseven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C5B52601-98E2-4B73-8AEC-6F7033CDB42B-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sheena Gouch<br>-Secretary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women&#8217;s connections to one another are often rooted in emotional intimacy, mutual support, and shared experiences, providing a crucial space for resilience and identity formation. Mission Our mission is to cultivate an authentic community of social-emotional support for women; through planned events and activities designed to foster unity and strengthen meaningful relationships. 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