{"id":23524,"date":"2024-03-14T18:07:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crisisassistance.org\/?p=23524"},"modified":"2024-03-15T10:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:56:30","slug":"george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crisisassistance.org\/2024\/03\/14\/george\/","title":{"rendered":"George&#8217;s Story: You Are Not Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George&#039;s Story:  You Are Not Alone\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2XNwI4ylcSs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet George, a dad and Army veteran accustomed to offering assistance, not needing it. 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