When Operation Breakthrough’s new Ignition Lab opens in the fall, the former muffler shop on Troost Avenue is expected to offer hands-on, practical training to young people who have aged out of the early education center’s MakerCity program.
Media members were offered a first look at plans for the space — powered by Chiefs Super Bowl-winning tight end Travis Kelce and his Eighty-Seven & Running foundation — Thursday afternoon ahead of a private groundbreaking ceremony with JE Dunn slated for Monday at 3030 Troost Ave.
“The vision is to give them a safe haven where they can continue to find role models, discover interests and develop skills once they age out of OB’s after-school program,” Kelce said. “Together with OB’s staff and supporters, we’ll create a co-working space where teens will have the support, resources and opportunity to explore careers in STEM,…
