Tag: Ina P. Montgomery

How Urban TEC used eye-opening VR tech to bring teen mental health into the real world

By Tommy Felts / May 13, 2023

Students at two Kansas City, Kansas, high schools are tackling teen mental health issues with the help of virtual reality, shared youth and tech advocate Ina P. Montgomery. From February through April, 28 students from Wyandotte and JC Harmon high schools learned Unity programming software, identified and researched a health concern for youth ages 13…

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More than statues: 3D printer on the Plaza showcases Urban TEC opportunity amid BLM movement

By Tommy Felts / July 17, 2020

Just a couple blocks west of Mill Creek Park — the center of recent Black Lives Matter protests near the Country Club Plaza — 3DHQ hopes youth tech outreach now can build a more inclusive future for creative problem solvers in Kansas City’s Black and urban communities, said Fabian Conde. “We want to be more intentional…

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