{"id":7987,"date":"2025-05-15T15:05:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/?p=7987"},"modified":"2025-05-15T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:05:43","slug":"bobs-and-the-bruins-bring-hope-to-homeless-and-at-risk-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/bobs-and-the-bruins-bring-hope-to-homeless-and-at-risk-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob\u2019s and the Bruins Bring Hope to Homeless and At-Risk Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7987\" class=\"elementor elementor-7987\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f913035 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f913035\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e26f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e26f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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