{"id":311,"date":"2025-08-21T04:49:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T04:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/?page_id=311"},"modified":"2025-09-28T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T16:27:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"311\" class=\"elementor elementor-311\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d45410 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d45410\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:3.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c7a79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58c7a79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58df06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c58df06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24c9bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c24c9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-35\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets.webp 500w, https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets-300x63.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2af7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db2af7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our mission at Day 1 Bags is to provide brand new duffle bags and backpacks to foster youth instead of trash bags as luggage when being removed from their homes or moved from shelter to shelter.<\/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-98a79f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98a79f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-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-b3a1ace elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b3a1ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/710918593?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-8aaa8ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8aaa8ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2d894 e-con-full e-flex e-con 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6fc0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db6fc0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fd6b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77fd6b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cec5dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cec5dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2016<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c345a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c345a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">|<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7740c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7740c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hunter Beaton creates an Eagle Scout project designed to provide 100 bags filled with supplies for foster children in Kendall County.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d61281 e-con-full slider_img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d61281\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d075d slide e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22d075d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4186f2b elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4186f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f418892 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f418892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203df72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"203df72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8995f96 slide e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8995f96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f4bbd elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2f4bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a05fe6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a05fe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bd66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7bd66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c911a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78c911a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">|<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad00560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad00560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 1 Bags becomes an 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1256f e-con-full slider_img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab1256f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" 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248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7dd35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c7dd35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc2b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cc2b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eeca99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eeca99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">|<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8975c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8975c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 1 Bags has given out over 100,000 bags to foster youth all across the United States!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc7b9b e-con-full slider_img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dc7b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a2586 slide e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2a2586\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab6595 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ab6595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9531ba6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9531ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6603ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6603ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b6376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b6376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">|<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaf24f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eaf24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Day 1 Bags has given out over 200,000 bags to foster youth across 47 states!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3ccf4 e-con-full slider_img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb3ccf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-030093b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"030093b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad996e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ad996e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TESTIMONIAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361fdb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"361fdb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1 in the Nation, Backed by 600+ Independent Reviews<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3d2fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea3d2fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-35\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets.webp 500w, https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets-300x63.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff313e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ff313e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd06ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dd06ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf84e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bf84e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/51C0357A-643C-49A0-8FFF-86B72F8A8D7A-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/51C0357A-643C-49A0-8FFF-86B72F8A8D7A-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/51C0357A-643C-49A0-8FFF-86B72F8A8D7A-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/51C0357A-643C-49A0-8FFF-86B72F8A8D7A-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207b06d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"207b06d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933686d elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"933686d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tGrowing up in foster care, I believed I will never be enough and I want to be invisible. I learned about your organization, looked it up, and thought this guy is young and gets it. Why is he doing this work? After following your group for quite some time, I realized the effect you all are having on others is so valuable and others need to know how we ALL need to feel connected and loved, not like trash. If I had a million dollars, I would give it to your organization. Four years ago, I received a Day 1 bag duffel , a gift card and a quilt and it made me feel \u201cnormal\u201d, not invisible\u2026 it still looks brand new. All I can donate is $20 right now but I want someone to feel what I feel now.. I am enough and no longer invisible.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 A Happy Former Foster Youth Served and Donor!<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0bd22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc0bd22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-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-568c30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"568c30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284b9ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"284b9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-35\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets.webp 500w, https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HCDBWebsiteAssets-300x63.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbce644 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbce644\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6b30d e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d6b30d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606f0de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"606f0de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a0d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9a0d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hunter-headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hunter-headshot.jpg 240w, https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hunter-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d265ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d265ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hunter Beaton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1fbbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e1fbbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder, Board Chair<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce3991 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ce3991\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2fb2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f2fb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pbeaton.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pbeaton.jpg 240w, https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pbeaton-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7525f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d7525f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paula Beaton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f25f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24f25f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COO, Executive Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8a81c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b8a81c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-129147a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"129147a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hbeaton.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hbeaton.jpg 240w, https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hbeaton-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3743543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3743543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hailey Beaton<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef47919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef47919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Development and Planning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9894f4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9894f4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd04e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afd04e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/day1bags.org\/brandnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/malikab.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-490\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4925cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4925cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malika Bruno<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffba443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffba443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Member<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13494b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d13494b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2bacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec2bacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" 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