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Proposed Federal Housing Cuts: What They’d Mean for Missouri Renters and Our Communities

If you’ve felt like rent keeps rising faster than paychecks, you’re not imagining it. Federal rental assistance—Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs), public housing funding, homelessness programs,…

We’re Hiring an Associate Director of Development

Position Title: Associate Director of Development Reports to: Advancement Director Position Summary: Empower Missouri seeks an Associate Director of Development to help grow and sustain…

Standing Together in Rural Missouri: A New Tool for Tenants Ready to Organize

Across rural Missouri, tenants face moldy ceilings, unfair rent hikes, and investor landlords that benefit from no one pushing back. But when neighbors get organized,…

What A Piñata Taught Me About Policy Change

The weekend before my first day at Empower Missouri, I went to a three-year-old’s birthday party. It was one of those heavy, hot July days…

Empower Missouri’s Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on “Ending Crime & Disorder on America’s Streets”

Empower Missouri strongly condemns President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on “Ending Crime & Disorder on America’s Streets.” The order is riddled with misleading statements, prejudicial…

Out of Reach in Missouri: The 2025 Rental Affordability Crisis

Every year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) releases its Out of Reach report—an eye-opening look at what it actually costs to rent a…

6 Powerful Years with the MFH Exemplary Advocate Cohort

For more than six years, Empower Missouri has been a part of a new type of funding model with the Missouri Foundation for Health. In…

Lessons from the 2025 Clean Slate Initiative Convening

I traveled as a first-time attendee to the Clean Slate Initiative annual convening in Chicago earlier this month. The convening celebrated the 5th year anniversary…

Empower Missouri’s Statement on the Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill

On Thursday, July 3rd, the House of Representatives passed the reconciliation bill with a 218-214 vote. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill…

Deep Federal Medicaid Cuts Will Eliminate Coverage, Increase Health Care Costs, and Jeopardize Rural Health

Submitted by: Traci Gleason | Vice President, External Relations at Missouri Budget Project Note: This morning (July 1st), the U.S. Senate passed the reconciliation bill,…
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