Engagement and Resources

A crowd surrounds Kim Riley, parent and founder of the Transition Academy. For the past several years, her focus has been to build a network that better assists families whose children have developmental or intellectual disabilities find meaningful careers.

curiousKC | A Resource Guide for Youth with Developmental Disabilities

Here’s a guide to transition supports and programs for youth with disabilities in the Kansas City area confronting the “high school cliff.”

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A layer of colorful cutouts of eyes. It's time to collect the questions you have about youth and their ever-increasing role in the democratic process. Write to us. (Photo by Adobe Spark)

curiousKC | Call for Questions About How Youth Are Engaging in Politics

What piques your interest about young folks shaping the democratic landscape? curiousKC is now accepting your questions that could appear on the next episode of The Flatland Show.

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Hospital staff in Personal Protective Equipment such as robes, gloves and masks, treat a patient. This image accompanies our prompt that invites you, the public, to ask questions you want answered about health care.

curiousKC | What Stories Do You Want to See About Health Care?

Next up, Flatland’s team focuses on the questions you want to know about health care. See our previous coverage and write to us here.

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Anton Washington, who leads the Houseless Task Force, helped folks get situated at an encampment on 11th Street and Harrison Ave.

curiousKC | A Homelessness Resources Guide

Here’s a brief housing and homelessness guide with information on seeking or giving help.

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Pandemic has changed education. What do Kansas Citians want our team to report on next?

Calling students, teachers and parents: What questions do you have about the future of education?

Teachers, parents and students, send us your education questions. Our engagement team will report on the stories that matter to you.

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