Empower Missouri’s storied history and the progress we’ve made has only been possible through the hard work of dedicated volunteers, coalition members, and other partners.…
Accountability Behind the Walls Here in Missouri, more than 24,000 people are incarcerated in the facilities across the state. The Department of Corrections (DOC) carries…
Empower Missouri has been around since 1901. One hundred twenty-five years is a long time—long enough for generations to come and go, for laws to…
In Missouri, we are paying for the lack of access to healthy food, just not at the grocery store. We are paying for it in…
In 1901, a group of 41 Missourians came together to form the Missouri Conference on Charities and Corrections, the organization that would eventually become Empower…
Homelessness is in the news again as communities across Missouri conduct a one-day “point-in-time count,” a brief snapshot of individuals experiencing homelessness throughout our state.…
As part of Empower Missouri’s momentous 125th Anniversary celebrations, we are thrilled to announce our new Charles Ellwood Graduate Fellowship program, named for one of…
Facts and rhetoric are frequently misaligned when it comes to anti-poverty policy. This is especially true in the criminal justice arena, where public perceptions of…
Haircuts. Car repairs. Bus fares. Netflix and audiobooks. These could all get more expensive if plans to impose new taxes on services and phase out…
Missouri sure has changed since I left my home area of Cape Girardeau 25 years ago. When I was growing up, we were a swing…
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