Are you interested in learning more about the Missouri Clean Slate campaign? Join us for one of two Advocate Orientations to learn about the need…
At the end of May, the Missouri General Assembly adjourned after a legislative session that began in January. In this session, we give you the…
Community Land Banks and Land Trusts offer an opportunity to support low-income families in home ownership while addressing abandoned and derelict properties. When done well,…
The Missouri legislative session is heating up, and it is critical that our voices are heard in Jefferson City. Please join us April 3rd – April…
Kids in school struggle to learn when they are distracted by an empty stomach. One wildly successful program during the COVID-19 public health emergency was…
Join Missouri faith leaders for a conversation about forgiveness, community healing, and automatic expungement. Clean Slate would offer a second chance to Missouri families who…
Teenagers have developing brains which often fail to understand the complex affects their actions may cause. This is even more true for teenagers who have…
Advocacy 101 will teach advocates, impacted people, and not for profit staff how to share their experience with elected officials. Geared towards the Missouri state…
The expungement process in Missouri is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive, and is blocking many of the 1 in 3 adults living with a criminal record…
Of all safety net programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is one of the most vital and least understood. The program faces consistent scrutiny,…
The 2023 legislative session is just around the corner. In this session, we'll give you a preview of anti-poverty bills that have been pre-filed and…
As our communities work to address disproportionate racial outcomes today, we often look back on the intentional race based policies which drive those outcomes. Our…
Tenants' unions are renter-led organizations that advocate for tenant rights, build renter power, and push for renter-friendly policy change. Low-income tenants know their needs better…
Unregulated, for-profit probation businesses use the vulnerability of a person facing one of the toughest times of their lives as a source of profit, adding…
Learn from professionals working in recovery, reentry, and legal services as they explore the collateral consequences of criminal records, the current state of expungement policy…
At the end of May, the Missouri General Assembly adjourned after a legislative session that began in January. State policymakers survived the drama of the…
Food sales taxes are regressive and harm households with low incomes. Children learn better with full bellies, and are more likely to graduate high school…
Police budgets are a hot topic in Missouri, so this month's Friday Forum will be a discussion with national experts about police budgets and local…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Date & Time: Friday, December 17, 2021 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm The 2022 legislative session is just under a month away. …
Clean Slate Town Hall: Date & Time: Monday, December 13, 2021 from 4:00pm – 5:30pm From employment, to housing, to higher education, a conviction record…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Date & Time: Friday, November 19, 2021 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm Topic: Do you have a vision for your community in…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Date & Time: Friday, October 15, 2021 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm Topic: How does a father find purpose in pain? In…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Date & Time: Friday, September 17, 2021 from 12pm – 1:00pm Topic: Breaking the cycle of poverty one neighbor at a…
Empower Missouri would like to thank everyone that was able to attend our Food Security Coalition meetings. Please plan to join our next meeting on…
Empower Missouri 2021 Legislative Session Review Friday, June 4, 2021 from 12pm – 1:00pm Panelists: Mallory Rusch, Empower Missouri's Executive Director Sarah Owsley, Empower Missouri's…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: All Politics Are Local Forum #4: May 7, 2021 Federal Level Decisions: From D.C. to YOU: How policy made in DC…
On April 22nd, 2021, Empower Missouri held a Day of Action to talk about HIV Modernization in Missouri. Our panelists discussed HB 530, which would update…
On April 21st, 2021, Empower Missouri held a Day of Action to talk about Affordable Housing in Missouri. Our panelists discussed housing needs in the…
On April 20th, 2021, Empower Missouri held a Day of Action to talk about Criminal Justice Reform in Missouri. Our panelists discussed HB 316, which…
On April 19th, 2021, Empower Missouri held a Day of Action to talk about Food Security policies in Missouri. Our panelists discussed SB 138 & HB 217…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: All Politics Are Local Forum #3: April 2, 2021 State Level Updates: How Does What's Happening in Jefferson City Affect Us…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: All Politics Are Local Forum #2: March 5, 2021 Money Matters: The State of the State and Local Budgets Friday, March…
On February 18th, 2021, Empower Missouri held a webinar to talk President Biden's American Rescue Plan. The Emergency Legislative package would to fund Vaccinations, provide…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: All Politics Are Local Forum #1: February 5, 2021 STL and KC Local Elections: What has Happened? What is Happening? How…
Empower Missouri would like to thank everyone that was able to attend the July, August , September, October November and December Food Security Coalition meetings.…
On Thursday, January 21st, Empower Missouri held a webinar to discuss Missouri's Parole System. In November 2020, a federal judge ordered Missouri to overhaul its…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Re-Envisioning Public Safety Forum #3: December 18, 2020 Re-Envisioning Public Safety: Actions into 2021 Friday December 18, 2020 from 12pm – 1:30pm …
Empower Missouri would like to thank everyone that was able to attend the July, August , September, October and November Food Security Coalition meetings. Please…
Thank you to everyone who attended the Empower Missouri's Racial Equity Summit "An Online Gathering of Advocates" on Friday, November 20th, 2020. We are pleased…
Empower Missouri would like to thank everyone that was able to attend the July, August and September Food Security Coalition meetings. Please plan to join…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Re-Envisioning Public Safety Forum #2: October 16, 2020 What does Defunding the Police Mean?: Police Budgets Now and in the Future…
On Thursday, October 15th, Empower Missouri held a webinar to discuss local, state and national housing policy. Empower Missouri was joined by Brooke Schipporeit from…
Empower Missouri would like to thank everyone that was able to attend the July and August Food Security Coalition meetings. Please plan to join our…
Empower Missouri Monthly Friday Forum Series: Re-Envisioning Public Safety Forum #1: September 18, 2020 Evictions in COVID-19: 300,000 Missouri Families at Risk Local, State and Federal Actions to…
On Thursday, September 17th, Empower Missouri held a webinar to discuss the 2020 General Election and voting rights. Empower Missouri was joined by Denise Lieberman from…
Empower Missouri would like to thank everyone that was able to attend last month's Food Security Coalition meeting. We hope that those who were not…
On Thursday, August 20th, Empower Missouri held a webinar to discuss the current wave of protests and police reforms. Empower Missouri was joined by Sara…
Missouri has an important election coming up! On Thursday, July 16th, Empower Missouri held a webinar to discuss the August 4th primary and statewide measures…
On June 18th, Empower Missouri, John Jenks and Andrew Weisberg with the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce held a webinar to discuss what businesses can do…
On May 21st, Empower Missouri, Sean Soendker from CLEAN Missouri and Tamara Fucile from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities held a webinar to…
On May 7th, Empower Missouri and Brian Colby, Vice President for Public Policy at the Missouri Budget Project, held a webinar to discuss important updates…
On April 23rd, Empower Missouri held a webinar to discuss where Federal Nutrition Programs stand in the light of COVID-19. Sarah Ritter from Operation Food…
On April 17th, Empower Missouri held a webinar to discuss voting rights during COVID-19. State Rep. Trish Gunby (D-District 99) and Denise Lieberman from the…
On April 9th, Empower Missouri held a webinar to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and State and Federal Housing Policy. Brooke Schipporeit with the National Low…
On March 19th, Empower Missouri held a webinar to talk about the first half of Missouri's legislative session and Clean Slate Expungement. The webinar started…
On March 17th, 2020, Empower Missouri held a special conference call, which shared some important and timely updates regarding food security issues on the state…
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