“Continuous Contraceptives” is Smart Anti-Poverty Policy

Empower Missouri is dedicated to ending poverty within our state. In our day-to-day work, we focus on three key areas: affordable housing, criminal justice, and…

Empower Missouri is Proud to Join The Right Time Initiative

Beginning in January 2022, Empower Missouri is proud to announce that we’ll be joining The Right Time Initiative as a community mobilization partner.  The Right…

El gobernador Parson convoca una sesión especial para abordar la FRA

La legislatura de Missouri regresará a Jefferson City hoy al mediodía para una sesión especial convocada ayer por el gobernador Mike Parson. Aquí hay un resumen rápido ...

Missouri Voters Have Spoken, We Want Medicaid Expansion

As I look back in my life, one specific policy has impacted nearly every decision I’ve ever made: Healthcare. I was a single mom during…

Ahora es el momento de expandir Medicaid

2020 se perfila como un año difícil para muchos de nosotros. Las pautas y recomendaciones sobre el coronavirus y el distanciamiento social nos han mantenido ...

To Prioritize the Health of Missouri Families, We Must Extend Postpartum Medicaid

A bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers have proposed evidence-based policy that will help close to half of Missouri’s growing families. They seek to extend postpartum…