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…
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,…
Among Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs are the lowest and arguably most important necessities humans require to exist; physiological needs. These include basic essentials such as…
In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), sometimes known as the welfare reform bill. Buried deep within that sweeping…
First coined by sociologist Ruth Glass in the 1960s, gentrification has been part of the lexicon for those working in both economics and the affordable…
Earlier this week, the Missouri Senate Economic Development Committee heard Senate Bill 790 which would provide state tax credits to grocery stores that open in…
Missouri has a severe affordable housing shortage. Our partners at the National Low Income Housing Coalition show 72% of very low income households in Missouri…
JMO y yo viajamos a Washington DC del 21 al 23 de octubre para asistir a la Conferencia de Defensores de TANF 2019 del Centro de Prioridades de Presupuesto y Políticas (CBPP). Era…
This session, five bills have been filed pertaining to funding for the Kansas City Police Department. For those who are not familiar with the issue,…
Later today, the House Committee on Downsizing Government will hear HB 2085, a bill that would prevent households which receive TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy…
Last year, we advocated against HB 2085, a bill that would prevent households which receive TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) from withdrawing those benefits…
As Joseph Llobera from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities stated in his report Child Support Cooperation Requirements in SNAP Are Unproven, Costly, and…
Desde nuestra fundación en 1901 como la Conferencia de Missouri sobre organizaciones benéficas y correccionales, Empower Missouri se ha preocupado profundamente por el destino de las mujeres y ...
Si bien el crimen ha disminuido en todo el país y también en Missouri, nuestro estado es uno de los ocho estados en los que la población carcelaria tiene ...
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…
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Con la clausura de la Asamblea General de la Sesión Legislativa de 2019 el 17 de mayo, los defensores de la justicia social en Missouri ahora tienen más oportunidades para concentrarse en importantes…
Matthew Desmond describes eviction as both a cause and a condition of poverty. What does that mean, and how should Missouri respond? First, it is…
Last week, I offered testimony against a pair of bills in the Missouri House and Senate aimed at reducing homelessness. I first celebrated with the…
Homelessness and poverty are not crimes. However, in many communities across Missouri, it is treated like one. Police involvement in the form of ‘camp sweeps’…
The governor has called a special session next week for the legislature to debate the largest income tax cut in Missouri’s history. The governor’s proposal…
The pandemic and its impact on our economy hit all of us hard, and illuminated the struggles low-wage workers face in ways that we had…
In over 120 years, Empower Missouri has advanced and passed many successful policies. One of the most impactful was a significant decrease in the food…
Since 1901, the pinnacle of Empower Missouri’s work each year has been its Annual Conference. In fact, for the first decade, that was the bulk…
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…
This past spring, as the school year was winding down, nonprofits across the country began working on plans to implement their summer feeding programs for…
Last Saturday, June 11th, Empower Missouri supporters, coalition members, staff and other guests gathered at the Piper Palm House in St. Louis to honor our…
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and helps millions of people who are at risk for food insecurity every…
This past week Empower Missouri held its Annual Week of Action. In addition to 3 virtual days, this year we were able to be back…
Ha quedado claro para los defensores de la justicia penal en la red Empower Missouri durante algún tiempo que la pobreza ha sido criminalizada. Entre las formas que tenemos ...
The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s newly released report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, documents a shortage of 7 million affordable and available…
In 2018, Missourians resoundingly passed a phased increase to the minimum wage to $12/hour over five years. When the bill passed, it was estimated that…
Food Insecurity in the U.S. and Here at Home in Missouri More than 34 million people experience food insecurity in the United States. That includes…
This special Weekly Perspective is a collaboration between MO Jobs with Justice Organizing Director Richard Von Glahn and Empower Missouri's Policy Manager Christine Woody. During…
With just four weeks to go in Missouri’s legislative session, our Senators and Representatives are hard at work debating legislation that could have long-term consequences…
Just a few weeks into the new school year, many families are learning that after two years of all Missouri public school children receiving free…
There was a slight delay in Congress’ work on the Build Back Better legislation these past couple weeks because Congress had to pass a continuing…
A menudo me describo a mí mismo como un organizador de base en mi esencia. Realmente creo que no hay una forma ética de abogar por cambios legislativos ...
I’ve been with Empower Missouri nearly 4 years now, and since I started every legislative session we work against work hour tracking for SNAP. It…
The 2023 legislative session will end today at 6PM, so there’s only a few hours remaining for the legislature to pass any final bills before…
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