Posts Tagged ‘I’m Your Neighbor’

DuRon believes we’re all much more alike than we are similar, and if we could swap walking for driving and engage in more dialogue with our neighbors, we’d all come to that conclusion, too. Every Tuesday and Thursday through spring of 2019, Flatland will share stories of Kansas City’s neighbors. Find them online here and on…

Melissa is 27 months sober and has never felt better. Her mind is more clear and she’s more focused. She says she never realized how much time and energy was spent around alcohol, but now that it’s out of her life, she’s not looking back. Every Tuesday and Thursday through spring of 2019, Flatland will…

Rosanne is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and she, like many of her friends who share that background, have the motto of continuing to move forward. Clarissa, a special education teacher, finds her reason to move forward in the small successes of her students. Flatland spoke to audience members at the TEDxKCWomen event on…

When Keeyoung Kim was a child, his parents worked long hours and relied on a babysitter until he was old enough to care for himself. He remembers feeling lonely and angry, but it wasn’t until he was older he realized the long hours they worked were to provide for him. Now he’s grateful for what…