The Food Security Coalition is a multi-sector team of dedicated advocates who work to ensure that every Missourian, especially children, can access sufficient nutritious food. We…
The Community Justice Coalition (CJC), is a multi-sector team of dedicated advocates who envision a future without mass incarceration. Through deep policy research, field work and…
Are you interested in learning more about the Missouri Clean Slate campaign? Join us for one of two Advocate Orientations to learn about the need…
The Affordable Housing Coalition is a multi-sector team of dedicated advocates who understand the importance of stable housing on health, community, safety, and more. We…
Join us as we recognize the hard work of outstanding anti-poverty advocates at our annual Advocacy Awards Brunch, to be held on Saturday, June 24th,…
At the end of May, the Missouri General Assembly adjourned after a legislative session that began in January. In this session, we give you the…
Community Land Banks and Land Trusts offer an opportunity to support low-income families in home ownership while addressing abandoned and derelict properties. When done well,…
The Missouri legislative session is heating up, and it is critical that our voices are heard in Jefferson City. Please join us April 3rd – April…
Kids in school struggle to learn when they are distracted by an empty stomach. One wildly successful program during the COVID-19 public health emergency was…
Sign up to attend our Clean Slate Advocacy Day at the capitol on Wednesday, March 8th. Join us to engage with lawmakers and let your voice…
Join Empower Missouri and leaders in the Springfield community as we discuss the need for Clean Slate legislation to improve the lives of Missourians through…
Join Missouri faith leaders for a conversation about forgiveness, community healing, and automatic expungement. Clean Slate would offer a second chance to Missouri families who…
Teenagers have developing brains which often fail to understand the complex affects their actions may cause. This is even more true for teenagers who have…
Advocacy 101 will teach advocates, impacted people, and not for profit staff how to share their experience with elected officials. Geared towards the Missouri state…
The expungement process in Missouri is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive, and is blocking many of the 1 in 3 adults living with a criminal record…
Of all safety net programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is one of the most vital and least understood. The program faces consistent scrutiny,…
Empower Missouri desea agradecer a todos los que pudieron asistir a nuestras reuniones de la Coalición de Seguridad Alimentaria. Planee unirse a nuestra próxima reunión el…
Use this link to Sign up for the Community Justice Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86295542879?pwd=NFQ5UlJuT2RTRzlnYktrR1ZkemFMQT09 Access the meeting on your phone Phone: 669-444-9171…
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This December, join Empower Missouri staff, coalition members, and other advocates for a Holiday Happy Hour! We'll be previewing legislation that has been pre-filed and…
The 2023 legislative session is just around the corner. In this session, we'll give you a preview of anti-poverty bills that have been pre-filed and…
Use this link to Sign up for the Community Justice Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87627203171?pwd=aSs0TysvVnE5ajNEemVRaXI2RW9FZz09 Meeting ID: 87627203171 Access the meeting on your…
Register Now Apply for a Scholarship Our 2022 Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit will bring together social justice advocates, grassroot organizations, policymakers and anti-poverty advocates around the…
As our communities work to address disproportionate racial outcomes today, we often look back on the intentional race based policies which drive those outcomes. Our…
Join Empower Missouri and other Clean Slate campaign leaders at All Souls Unitarian Universal Church for a presentation and panel discussion. Kansas City advocates will…
Join us for a Clean Slate Town Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Louis. You'll hear from local leaders and advocates about why the…
Join us for a Clean Slate Town Hall on Zoom. Local and national business leaders will be sharing their support for Clean Slate legislation as…
Join Empower Missouri staff for an overview presentation of the proposed Clean Slate legislation. We encourage discussion, feedback, and questions.
Join us for a community meeting centered around renters and issues they have in Camden County. This event is open to the public. Come with…
Come meet the Empower Missouri team and other anti-poverty advocates at our October Meet & Greet! Members of our staff will be hosting events in…
Tenants' unions are renter-led organizations that advocate for tenant rights, build renter power, and push for renter-friendly policy change. Low-income tenants know their needs better…
Use this link to Sign up for the Criminal Justice Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87627203171?pwd=aSs0TysvVnE5ajNEemVRaXI2RW9FZz09 Meeting ID: 87627203171 Access the meeting on your…
Unregulated, for-profit probation businesses use the vulnerability of a person facing one of the toughest times of their lives as a source of profit, adding…
Learn from professionals working in recovery, reentry, and legal services as they explore the collateral consequences of criminal records, the current state of expungement policy…
Use this link to Sign up for the Criminal Justice Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86932145674 Meeting ID: 869 3214 5674 One tap mobile…
Join us as we recognize the hard work of outstanding anti-poverty advocates across the state at our annual Advocacy Awards Brunch, to be held on…
Register From employment, to housing, to higher education, a conviction record can cause a lifetime of blocked opportunity. For people returning to their communities after…
Use this link to sign up for the Criminal Justice Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86932145674 Meeting ID: 869 3214 5674 One tap…
Police budgets are a hot topic in Missouri, so this month's Friday Forum will be a discussion with national experts about police budgets and local…
Use this link to Sign up for the Criminal Justice Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83023292466 Meeting ID: 830 2329 2466 Access the meeting…
Use this link to Sign up for the Criminal Justice Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86592925213?pwd=dGcySjF5L0xNNSszRWNWSU5zQW9ZQT09 Meeting ID: 865 9292 5213 Passcode: 986363 Access…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Date & Time: Friday, December 17, 2021 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm The 2022 legislative session is just under a month away. …
Clean Slate Town Hall: Date & Time: Monday, December 13, 2021 from 4:00pm – 5:30pm From employment, to housing, to higher education, a conviction record…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Date & Time: Friday, November 19, 2021 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm Topic: Do you have a vision for your community in…
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We're only one month away from our Annual Conference, now called the Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit! This virtual summit is a chance for…
Use this link to Sign up for the Criminal Justice Coalition. Please register for the Criminal Justice Coalition call HERE Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Date & Time: Friday, October 15, 2021 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm Topic: How does a father find purpose in pain? In…
Únase a la reunión de Zoom en línea: https://zoom.us/j/513261091?pwd=ZE1kYUI1c2dXUG43MHVjTzkwYURKdz09 ID de la reunión: 812 8680 4765 Contraseña: 549407 Únase a través de teléfono celular o fijo: MARQUE: (929)205-6099 CÓDIGO DE LLAMADA: 81286380 CONTRASEÑA: * 549407#…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Date & Time: Friday, September 17, 2021 from 12pm – 1:00pm Topic: Breaking the cycle of poverty one neighbor at a…
Use this link to Sign up for the Criminal Justice Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82760741383?pwd=WURKVkRybXpac1NycHVuekpxUS9mQT09 Meeting ID: 827 6074 1383 Passcode: 254019 Access…
Utilice este enlace para inscribirse en la Smart Sentencing Coalition. Acceda a la reunión en su computadora https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81269649015?pwd=QlpRTjhBNjBsZWx5UWZvaGk5b05adz09 ID de la reunión: 812 6964 9015 Código de acceso: 713390 Acceso…
Empower Missouri 2021 Revisión de la sesión legislativa Viernes 4 de junio de 2021 de 12 p.m. a 1:00 p.m. Panelistas: Mallory Rusch, Directora Ejecutiva de Empower Missouri Sarah Owsley, Empower Missouri ...
La Coalición por la Justicia del VIH reúne a personas que viven con el VIH, proveedores locales de servicios para el SIDA, socios nacionales e individuos apasionados en la lucha por modernizar nuestro ...
Utilice este enlace para inscribirse en la Smart Sentencing Coalition. Acceda a la reunión en su computadora https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83134426451?pwd=S3JOak14OFovbVVCTFIwS3NmaU92QT09 ID de reunión: 831 3442 6451 Contraseña: 940271 Acceso…
Serie de foros de los viernes mensuales de Empower Missouri: Todas las políticas son foros locales #4: 7 de mayo de 2021 Decisiones a nivel federal: De DC a USTED: Cómo se hacen las políticas en DC ...
¡TE NECESITAMOS! CUÁNDO: 19 al 22 de abril al mediodía todos los días. La sesión legislativa de Missouri se está calentando y es fundamental que su ...
Únase a Zoom Meeting en línea: https://zoom.us/j/513261091?pwd=ZE1kYUI1c2dXUG43MHVjTzkwYURKdz09 ID de la reunión: 513261091 Contraseña: 662234 Únase por teléfono celular o fijo: MARQUE: (929)205-6099 CÓDIGO DE LLAMADA: 531326109TP CLAVE:…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Todas las políticas son foros locales #3: 2 de abril de 2021 Actualizaciones a nivel estatal: ¿Cómo nos afecta lo que está sucediendo en Jefferson City ...
Moderador: Demario Richardson (Él / Él / Su) es un educador de pares de retención en la atención que se encuentra principalmente en las áreas más vulnerables de Kansas City, como refugios para personas sin hogar, ...
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Todas las políticas son Foro local #2: 5 de marzo de 2021 Asuntos monetarios: El estado del estado y los presupuestos locales Viernes, marzo…
Brooke Schipporeit se unió a la Coalición Nacional de Vivienda para Personas de Bajos Ingresos como organizadora de defensa de la vivienda en enero de 2019. Llega a NLIHC desde Nebraska a través de…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Todas las políticas son Foro local #1: 5 de febrero de 2021 Elecciones locales de STL y KC: ¿Qué ha sucedido? ¿Qué está pasando? Cómo…
Empower Missouri desea agradecer a todos los que pudieron asistir a las reuniones de la Coalición de Seguridad Alimentaria de julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre y diciembre…
Amy Breihan es codirectora de la oficina de Missouri del Centro de Justicia Roderick & Solange MacArthur (RSMJC), un bufete de abogados de derechos civiles sin fines de lucro que ...
Utilice este enlace para inscribirse en la Smart Sentencing Coalition. Acceda a la reunión en su computadora https://zoom.us/j/194570677 ID de la reunión: 194570677 Acceda a la reunión…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Re-Envisioning Public Safety Forum #3: 18 de diciembre de 2020 Re-Envisioning Public Safety: Actions into 2021 Viernes 18 de diciembre de 2020 de 12pm a 1:30 pm…
En diciembre de 2020, la reunión de AHC será una sesión de trabajo de dos horas para determinar nuestras prioridades legislativas para 2021. Revise este documento de 2020 antes de ...
Empower Missouri desea agradecer a todos los que pudieron asistir a las reuniones de la Coalición de Seguridad Alimentaria de julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre y noviembre. Por favor…
Empower Missouri comprende que el racismo es un tema que puede provocar muchas respuestas emocionales. El lunes 23 de noviembre de 2020 te invitamos a…
Qué sigue: ¿Cuáles son nuestras prioridades después de las elecciones generales del 3 de noviembre? Sabemos lo crucial que serán las elecciones generales del 3 de noviembre de 2020 ...
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