Tag: Gun violence

MECA Challenge

Alex Altomare: How KC students touched by gun violence changed my perspective

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2018

Editor’s note: Kansas City entrepreneur Alex Altomare served as a mentor for Tuesday’s MECA Challenge, which prompted students in Kansas City’s urban core to develop solutions for school shootings. The following is Altomare’s reflection on the experience. MECA Challenge and Startland News are both programs of the Kansas City Startup Foundation. Volunteering, especially with education…

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MECA Challenge, gun violence

Students struck by KC gun violence search for solutions at MECA Challenge

By Tommy Felts / March 7, 2018

Editor’s note: MECA Challenge and Startland News are both programs of the Kansas City Startup Foundation, though the content below was produced independently by Startland. For more information on the relationship, click here. Escaping the cycle of gun violence can seem impossible, said Lea Thompson, still wearing a cast on her hand after being shot…

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