Empower Missouri started in 1901 as an annual conference focused on helping support Missourians who were living in poverty, and over 120 years later, the…
Today’s Weekly Perspective is a copy of a speech that I delivered earlier today at our Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit, Empower Missouri’s 123rd annual conference in…
Almost every public institution, and many in the private sector, contains some form of built-in accountability system. In our public school districts, local residents are…
A Voice for Justice: Kai’s Fight Against Discrimination and Housing Injustice Kai's story is shaped by a childhood marked by poverty and later battles against…
Recently, I had the chance to interview the incredible Fall 2024 cohort of interns and learn about the unique perspectives they bring to our team.…
With the November election less than one month away, it seems likely that you’re being inundated with news and opinions related to upcoming federal, state,…
I am very excited to join Empower Missouri as the Chief of Policy Staff. I moved to Missouri fifteen years ago to join Legal Services…
As an organization dedicated to securing basic human needs for all Missourians through policy change, Empower Missouri supports living wages for our state’s workers. On…
I am so honored to have the opportunity to work on food security policies as the second Food Security Policy Manager with the Empower Missouri…
You hear from us often about the complexities of poverty and the need for a variety of policy solutions to address the housing crisis, food…
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