This November, our Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit will feature Andrea Elliott, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Invisible Child, as one of our keynote speakers. Our staff has been reading (or re-reading) Invisible Child in preparation, and we are excited to delve deeper into the book and the implications of Dasani’s story. Today our Communications Manager,...Read More

As we recently shared, Empower Missouri has just begun a new phase in our growth, the start of our next strategic plan. Our team is especially excited about our plans to recommit and deeply invest in our work of supporting nonprofit organizations throughout the state in building their capacity to advocate for policy change that...Read More

As we continue to grow our organization and our impact throughout the state, we are excited to welcome new members to our Board of Directors for this fiscal year. Our Board is a dedicated group of anti-poverty advocates who are deeply committed to our work to change policies that perpetuate cycles of poverty. We are...Read More