{"id":13493,"date":"2025-09-16T15:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?post_type=event_post&#038;p=13493"},"modified":"2025-10-29T19:45:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:45:50","slug":"town-hall-kids-deserve-better-a-discussion-of-youth-justice-policy-beyond-raise-the-age","status":"archive","type":"event_post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/events\/town-hall-kids-deserve-better-a-discussion-of-youth-justice-policy-beyond-raise-the-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Town Hall: Kids Deserve Better &#8211; A Discussion of Youth Justice Policy Beyond Raise the Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect and learn with us this month as we work toward making sure that every Missourian can access equal justice under the law!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join Empower Missouri on&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday, October 29th from&nbsp;6:00 to 7:30 p.m.<\/strong>, at the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being, 1000 N Vandeventer Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63113&nbsp;for<em>&nbsp;Kids Deserve Better: A Discussion of Youth Justice Policy Beyond Raise the Age<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together we will have a conversation about policy reform for youth in the criminal legal system. 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