{"id":65,"date":"2009-09-30T11:31:29","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T16:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/?p=65"},"modified":"2009-09-30T11:31:29","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T16:31:29","slug":"65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/2009\/09\/30\/65\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing an Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Au Pair in America has a field network of 180 community counselors?\u00a0 Au Pair in America community counselors provide <strong>daily<\/strong>, <strong>ongoing<\/strong>, <strong>local<\/strong> support to both host families and au pairs. Counselors are steeped in the love of cultural exchange, and their job is to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>provide the best guidance they can. They have no quotas and do not work on commission, so when you need their help, there are no strings attached!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_102\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-102\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2009\/09\/JPEG_ImageLinusProjectCounselors1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chicagoland Community Counsellors at Project Linus volunteer event.  Project Linus an agency that distributes handmade blankets to children in need. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicagoland Community Counsellors at Project Linus volunteer event. 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