Purpose The Training Intern or Practicum Student will work alongside Empower Missouri’s Advocacy Director to support statewide education and outreach efforts. Our work focuses on building awareness, strengthening advocacy skills, and connecting communities to the policy issues that impact them. In this role, you’ll help identify and research speaking opportunities, support training logistics, build outreach...Lee mas

Purpose The Development Intern will work alongside Empower Missouri’s Development team to support fundraising efforts that sustain and grow the organization’s impact across the state. Our work focuses on building strong relationships with donors and partners who make our advocacy possible. In this role, you’ll contribute to donor stewardship, prospect research, data tracking, fundraising campaigns,...Lee mas

Purpose The Community Justice Intern or Practicum Student will work alongside Empower Missouri’s Criminal Justice Policy Managers to support efforts to advance fair and equitable criminal justice policies across the state. Our work focuses on reducing mass incarceration, addressing racial disparities in the criminal legal system, and promoting approaches to public safety that strengthen communities...Lee mas

Purpose The Affordable Housing Intern will work alongside Empower Missouri’s team to support advocacy, education, and organizing efforts aimed at expanding access to safe, affordable housing across the state. Our work focuses on advancing policies that protect tenants, increase housing stability, and address the systemic barriers that make housing unaffordable for many Missourians. In this...Lee mas

Position Title: Food Security Policy Manager Reports to: Chief of Policy Staff Position Summary: The Food Security Policy Manager, under the direction of the Chief of Policy Staff, leads a portfolio of food security-related policy research, community engagement and legislative advocacy for the organization. This portfolio includes leading the development of Missouri’s Rural Food Financing...Lee mas

Summary Empower Missouri is looking for a cartoonist to help us celebrate our history at the 2026 Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit. This year, we have reached a big milestone — 125 years of fighting for ordinary Missourians to have access to nutritious food, safe housing, affordable healthcare, and equal justice. We’ve said time and time again,...Lee mas

PurposeThe Training Intern or Practicum Student will work alongside Empower Missouri’s AdvocacyDirector to support statewide education and outreach efforts. Our work focuses on buildingawareness, strengthening advocacy skills, and connecting communities to the policy issues thatimpact them.In this role, you’ll help identify and research speaking opportunities, support training logistics,build outreach lists, and contribute to the development...Lee mas

PurposeThe Food Security Intern or Practicum Student will work alongside Empower Missouri’s team tosupport advocacy efforts aimed at increasing food security across the state. Our work focuses onadvancing policies that ensure Missourians have consistent access to affordable, nutritious foodand addressing the systemic barriers that contribute to hunger. In this role, you’ll contribute to policy research,...Lee mas

PurposeThe Development Intern will work alongside Empower Missouri’s Development team to support fundraising efforts that sustain and grow the organization’s impact across the state. Our work focuses on building strong relationships with donors and partners who make our advocacy possible.  In this role, you’ll contribute to donor stewardship, prospect research, data tracking, fundraising campaigns, and event support. This is...Lee mas

PurposeThe Affordable Housing Intern will work alongside Empower Missouri’s team to supportadvocacy, education, and organizing efforts aimed at expanding access to safe, affordablehousing across the state. Our work focuses on advancing policies that protect tenants, increasehousing stability, and address the systemic barriers that make housing unaffordable for manyMissourians.In this role, you’ll contribute to community outreach,...Lee mas