Many years ago, before my time at Empower Missouri, I was a foster parent. While my time licensed was short and I had very few…
We're excited to welcome Mary Chant as our guest speaker for our October Friday Forum: Missouri's Foster Care System. Mary is the CEO of Missouri…
Early this month we launched our first Housing Justice Fellowship, in partnership with Springfield Tenants Unite. For our pilot cohort, we brought together 12 tenants…
We’re nearing the end of Hunger Action Month, and to wrap things up, we’re bringing you more resources and information to aid in our continued…
We’re nearly through Hunger Action Month, and this week, we are highlighting one of our (many) incredible partners in the Food Security Coalition, KC Healthy…
As advocates in Missouri much of our time is spent working the halls of Jefferson City, especially from January-May. Many of us use summer as…
I’m excited to join the Empower Missouri team as Lead Policy Strategist! In my new role with the organization I’ll be partnering with our policy…
It is undeniable that poverty is a problem in our state. Thirteen percent of Missourians live below the federal poverty line. In real numbers, that’s…
Did you know that September is Hunger Action Month? Led by Feeding America, Hunger Action Month is an annual nationwide campaign to spread awareness and…
As we continue to grow our organization and our impact throughout the state, we are excited to announce seven new additions to our Board of…
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