{"id":4,"date":"2016-02-02T19:55:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T19:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/celts\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2022-09-20T18:07:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T22:07:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/celts\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1152&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]CELTS was established in 1991 and modeled after its predecessor, Students for Appalachia. Here at CELTS, we focus on community service and civic engagement through a variety of ways that include mentoring, tutoring, and social justice advocacy. As an umbrella organization, CELTS hosts a variety of different programs that serves a variety of different groups in our community. 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