The process of making comments on proposed federal rule or regulation changes has been an important but underutilized tool for a long time. In recent…
Last Saturday, we hosted our annual conference, Building Blocks for Missouri's Success. The focus this year was on food security in Missouri, with Ellen Teller from…
Since our founding in 1901 as the Missouri Conference on Charities and Corrections, Empower Missouri has been deeply concerned about the fate of women and…
Empower Missouri has repeatedly called you to action during the past year to oppose proposed regulations from the Trump Administration. Another dangerous proposal has been…
On Tuesday, October 8th, The Subcommittee on Health Care Reform held a hearing for “Discussion on Medicaid and Medicaid expansion.” Rep. Helms from District 135…
We’ve written before about the power of click-through advocacy and how simply sending a coordinated email or signing on to a petition can be a …
More than 200,000 Missouri workers are in the “coverage gap,” unable to afford insurance through the Marketplace of the Affordable Care Act and unable to…
What is food insecurity? Many people know that cooking a healthy meal for dinner is better than preparing one that is pre-packaged or processed. For…
42 days to make your voice heard for housing justice. The housing segregation with which we are all living was purposefully designed and codified in…
Just one month remains until the deadline to submit comments opposing the Trump administration’s proposed rule change that would eliminate SNAP benefits for approximately 3.1…