To Whom It May Concern: Empower Missouri is a non-profit, nonpartisan anti-poverty organization that has worked for more than 120 years to improve the health…
Advocate (n.) a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy (rhymes with kit) Advocate (v.) publicly recommend or support (rhymes with…
Below is a quick summary of key issues for Empower Missouri in the upcoming legislative session. If you would like to learn more, please register…
Daphne is a 58 year old resident of St. Louis, Missouri. Over the course of fifteen years, she has watched her health, the cost of…
Hear from Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould (she/her/hers), the Director of Cultural and Political Engagement for Faith in Action, about the need for Clean Slate in…
Homeless prevention programs are the latest anti-poverty program under threat from the federal government. On November 13th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…
Imagine going to the grocery store hungry, knowing you can buy a frozen burrito but not a warm, ready-to-eat one—even if both cost the same.…
We’re on day 42 of the government shutdown, which has set a record for the longest shutdown in American history. On Sunday evening, a group…
Drum roll please! We are eager to celebrate Empower Missouri’s current cohort of interns. Each of them assists in tackling advocacy projects to make a…
Three and a half years ago, in a little town in southwest New Mexico, I worked in a high school. I was working towards my…
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