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YEP KC teen serves hope through enterprising volleyball benefit for men’s shelter

By Tommy Felts / July 16, 2018

When 17-year-old Catherine Franano learned the mattresses at Kansas City Rescue Mission were old and too worn for comfortable use, the Pembroke High School senior leapt into action, she said. “Some of these people … like they’ve just had so many awful things happen to them, but not having anywhere to sleep?” Catherine said. “How…

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Sandy Kemper-led YEP KC primes teen entrepreneurs for success

By Tommy Felts / October 24, 2017

If all extraordinary students knew they were exceptional, the world would be a much more entrepreneurial place, said Sandy Kemper. “It’s the future of our city,” said Kemper, co-founder of YEP KC, about young talent. “If we can capture them early, before they go to college, we can create a network that can sustain them…

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