{"id":419,"date":"2025-07-09T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2025-10-08T19:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:34:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"419\" class=\"elementor elementor-419\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ba1e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96ba1e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f659ef7 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f659ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">About Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee32ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ee32ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec584c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ec584c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8b292 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d8b292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983b4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"983b4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/who-we-are-2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/who-we-are-2.webp 361w, https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/who-we-are-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/who-we-are-2-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301720a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"301720a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Who We Are\u200b<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c31ede elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c31ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Take Steps Youth Leadership Committee is a group of high school students living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) that are passionate about making a difference. Through leadership, advocacy, and community building, we strive to support others with Crohn\u2019s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis while raising awareness and driving change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec87b29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec87b29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8545322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8545322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mission-statement.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mission-statement.webp 361w, https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mission-statement-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mission-statement-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40806ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40806ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Mission Statement<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d292212 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d292212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our mission is to empower young leaders to create a strong and supportive community for those affected by IBD. Through advocacy, education, and fundraising, we work to raise awareness, foster connections, and inspire action. By leading with empathy and determination, we strive to build a united community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f544135 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f544135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9113d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9113d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/our-goal-2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-214\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/our-goal-2.webp 751w, https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/our-goal-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/takestepsylc.org\/takes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/our-goal-2-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c169646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c169646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Our Goal<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572cbd7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"572cbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our goal is to develop the next generation of passionate advocates who will continue to raise awareness, support research, and strengthen the IBD community. 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