Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools is inviting the greater Kansas City community to a resource fair and panel discussion on gun violence.
The event is scheduled to take place at Harmon High School at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. Harmon is at 2400 Steele Road in Kansas City, Kansas.
The first half of the event will feature more than two dozen organizations that offer resources to help promote positive health and wellness, according to a district spokesman. Organizations will include The Urban League, PACES (Wyandot Behavior Health Network), Turn the Page KC, Alive and Thrive WyCO, ThrYve, Grandparents for Gun Safety, Children’s Mercy Hospital, the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime, and more.
The second half of the evening will feature a panel of community leaders discussing ways to combat gun violence. Attendees will be able to submit questions before the panel discussion. Panel guests will then address their questions and concerns. Guests include KCKPS Police Department Chief Curtis Nicholson, Behavioral Health Coordinator Angela Dunn, Trauma Injury Prevention Specialist Olivia Desmarais, and Wyandotte County District Court Judge Delia York. KCKPS School Board President Randy Lopez will offer remarks regarding the violence crisis in the KCK community.
Dr. Anna Stubblefield, KCKPS superintendenet, will serve as moderator of the panel discussion.
“I look forward to this event in hopes that it will help us find answers on how we as a community can stop the violence,” Dr. Stubblefield said in a news release. “Violence in KCK affects everyone, and we should be able to come together to help resolve this issue.”
Dinner and beverages will be provided for those who attend.
- Information from KCK Public Schools