Hello World! This is a conversation with Leo Prieto, Chief Community Officer for Kansas City's oldest Latino Non-Profit, Guadalupe Centers. Leo joined ENTERRUPT KC to share his incredible story which begins in Chihuahua, Mexico, to studying law, to moving to Kansas City, and now impacting families through a combination of advocacy and entertainment! This is ENTERRUPT KC. Enjoy this episode!

Time Stamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:50 ENTERRUPT Leo Prieto

00:06:05 Chihuahua, Mexico to Garden City, KS

00:15:00 1st Gen "My Obligation"

00:19:00 Moving to Kansas City

00:24:50 Obstacles

00:30:30 Don't Code Switch

00:34:30 Why Guadalupe Centers & Impact

00:46:30 "Always going to stick to our mission"

00:50:30 Growing Services and Reach

00:55:00 Westside & Gentrification

01:01:25 Long Vision "Things Don't Happen Overnight"

01:10:15 Dia De Los Muertos Event & Taylor Swift

Guitar Raffle

01:16:16 Mental Health, Youth Sports, Food Programs

01:25:45 Leo's "Why"

01:28:55 Outro

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