Since Empower Missouri’s focus is on securing basic human needs and equal justice for every person in our state, we receive quite a few calls…
In the spring of 2020, we saw the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, a pandemic unlike anything since 1918. The pandemic forced the closure of…
In 2012, Empower Missouri became part of the Missouri Medicaid Coalition. Year after year, our coalition would ask the Missouri General Assembly to close the…
2020 has been shaping up to be a tough year for many of us. The coronavirus and social distancing guidelines and recommendations have kept us…
It is no surprise to anyone I interact with, but I really love data. In college, I had a professor thank me for always coming…
COVID-19 provides a stark reminder that affordable housing is a public health issue as well as a moral imperative. When households cannot afford their rent,…
We were extremely disappointed when Gov. Parson announced on July 6 that he would be signing Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 600 (SB 600), legislation…
As social justice advocates, our relationship with “Independence Day” is “complicated” to say the least. Clearly the liberty and justice promised in founding documents of…
Happy Juneteenth! Empower Missouri is among organizations that has begun a discussion about amending our personnel manual to create a paid staff holiday for Juneteenth.…
Whether you have been part of the Empower Missouri advocacy network for a long time or just joined our mailing list this week, there has…
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