Kansas City Entrepreneurs Extend a Hand Up for Cristo Rey Kansas City

The Cristo Rey Network comprises 30 Catholic, college preparatory high schools for underrepresented urban youth. Through rigorous academics, coupled with real world work experience, Cristo Rey students graduate high school prepared for success in college and in life.  Joining host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies-KC is Ted Koppen, Director of the Corporate Work Study Program at Cristo Rey-Kansas City. Koppen explains how the private school operates, how it’s funded and how each and every student (all 400 of them) works with professionals through a network of 130 corporate work study partners. Discover the success of the school which has only been in existence here in Kansas City since 2006. And learn how you as a business owner and entrepreneur can help. To listen to more podcasts hosted by Kelly Scanlon visit our archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices