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 Time is a multi-year initiative, funded by Missouri Foundation for Health, that is based on the simple belief that everyone should have the opportunity to pursue the future they want,...Lee mas

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 resolution that would continue funding the federal government at current spending levels through February 18. The continuing resolution passed and was signed by President Biden last week so work can...Lee mas

For months, Empower Missouri and our allies in Missouri have been urging our federal representatives to pass the Build Back Better Act, an opportunity to make historic investments for our neighbors with low incomes. Last week, Congress passed what we hope to be a final version of the bill. It includes targeted investments to reduce...Lee mas

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 of Empower Missouri’s (then called the Missouri State Conference on Charities & Corrections) work. Once a year, advocates gathered together to discuss the state of affairs in Missouri and make...Lee mas

In June 2021, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office released data from its annual Vehicle Stops Report, which showed in 2020 black drivers were about 71% more likely to be stopped by police than white drivers in Missouri. The Attorney’s General Office has been collecting data on vehicle stops since 2000. Over the past several years,...Lee mas

Legal scholars and housing advocates alike have been watching the CDC eviction moratorium closely. I’ll let the lawyers work their own theories on whether the court cases will end up supporting the moratorium or will overturn it because the CDC doesn’t have that type of authority. As for housing advocates, we know that keeping people...Lee mas

A principios de agosto, Saint Louis fue sede de la Cumbre de Equidad Racial. El evento de este año se llevó a cabo a través de un formato virtual y destacó las principales desigualdades en toda nuestra sociedad, pero también ofreció discusiones oportunas sobre cómo todos podríamos avanzar. La cumbre contó con oradores como Edgar Villanueva, Angela Davis y Adrienne Maree Brown. En...Lee mas

Desde la fundación de Estados Unidos, nuestra constitución ha sido un documento guía importante para el país y cada estado. La Declaración de Derechos demuestra una justicia fundamental que debe aplicarse a todos los miembros del sistema judicial. Si bien es evidente que hubo algunos defectos importantes, incluida esa laguna gigante que permitió la esclavitud de seres humanos, ...Lee mas

La decisión del gobernador Parson de poner fin a la asistencia federal por desempleo $300 el 12 de junio de 2021 es una afrenta a los trabajadores de Missouri y podría resultar perjudicial para la economía del estado. Poner fin a la asistencia, que ha mantenido a flote a miles de familias de Missouri, castigaría a las familias de Missouri que ya están sufriendo una recesión económica. En Missouri, se estima ...Lee mas

Es la tercera semana de mayo, lo que significa que está escuchando gritos de cientos de cabilderos y defensores en todo el estado que se están tomando un merecido descanso después de trabajar muchas noches durante las últimas tres semanas mientras la legislatura de Missouri se precipitaba hacia su inevitable cierre. a las 6 pm el pasado viernes por la noche. Debido al ensanchamiento ...Lee mas