Pride Month 2024 is in full swing, and with it comes an opportunity to both take stock of the vast amount of change needed in our state (and beyond), as well as uplift the incredible work being done to get us there.  Empower Missouri’s advocacy centers around three central policy areas: affordable housing, community justice,...Lee mas

Empower Missouri often describes itself as the oldest and largest anti-poverty organization in Missouri. We have over 120 years working on legislative policy change, and a network of thousands of community members across the state working to advance evidence based public policy to end poverty. In those years, we’ve had exciting wins and faced difficult...Lee mas

Como defensores de la justicia social, nuestra relación con el "Día de la Independencia" es "complicada" por decir lo menos. Claramente, la libertad y la justicia prometidas en los documentos fundacionales de Estados Unidos nunca se han cumplido, y esos mismos documentos contienen desigualdad estructural. Se ha escrito mucho sobre esto. Este año, algunos de nosotros volveremos a visitar Langston Hughes ...Lee mas