Local stories — big and small— are what form our communities’ identity. It’s not always easy, but capturing the realities of life in our cities connects us to visions for a brighter future for us all. Hear some of these stories below.
Journalism
The Fight for Air Quality in Kansas City, Kansas
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In cities across the US, heavily polluted industrial zones are often established adjacent to communities of color and low-income residents. Flatland in Focus speaks with residents living in Kansas City neighborhoods that suffer from a history of air pollution.
Greenworks Talks Climate Change and Environmental Careers with Children
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The grim reality of climate change can make it difficult to teach kids what they need to know about the world they'll inherit. Greenworks takes a solutions oriented approach with its first ECO Career Camp, introducing Kansas City youth to environmentally focused careers.
Hotels for Kansas City’s Homeless Provide Shelter for Some and Headaches for Others
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Cities around the country have turned to hotels to shelter an increasing houseless population. After dispersing two prominent encampments in Kansas City, city officials, service workers and volunteers are grappling with logistical challenges and addressing unfulfilled promises.
Affordable Housing: Pricing Out Workers
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Gentrification, a disappearance of affordable housing market and racist stigma plague Kansas City just as much as other major cities in the US. This series involved the collaboration of several producers for three short form stories that would be combined and later broadcasted on Kansas City PBS.