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…
Purchase Your Tickets Join us as we recognize the hard work of outstanding anti-poverty advocates across the state at our annual Advocacy Awards Brunch, to…
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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…
Register From employment, to housing, to higher education, a conviction record can cause a lifetime of blocked opportunity. For people returning to their communities after…
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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…
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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…
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We're only one month away from our Annual Conference, now called the Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit! This virtual summit is a chance for…
Use this link to Sign up for the Criminal Justice Coalition. Please register for the Criminal Justice Coalition call HERE Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of…
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…
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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…
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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…
The HIV Justice Coalition brings together people living with HIV, local AIDS service providers, national partners, and passionate individuals in the fight to modernize our…
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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…
WE NEED YOU! WHEN: April 19th - 22nd at noon each day. The Missouri legislative session is heating up, and it is critical that your…
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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…
Moderator: Demario Richardson (He/Him/His) is a Retention in Care Peer Educator who is primarily in Kansas City’s most vulnerable areas such as, homeless shelters,…
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…
Brooke Schipporeit joined the National Low-Income Housing Coalition as an housing advocacy organizer in January 2019. She comes to NLIHC from Nebraska by way of…
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.…
Amy Breihan is a co-Director with the Missouri office of the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center (RSMJC), a non-profit civil rights law firm that…
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…
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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 …
In December 2020, the AHC meeting will be a two-hour work session to determine our 2021 legislative priorities. Please review this 2020 document prior to…
Empower Missouri would like to thank everyone that was able to attend the July, August , September, October and November Food Security Coalition meetings. Please…
Empower Missouri understands that racism is a topic that can spark so many emotional responses. On Monday, November 23rd, 2020, we invite you to a…
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…
What’s Next: What Are Our Priorities After the Nov. 3 General Election? We know how crucial the November 3, 2020, General Election will be…
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…
Denise Lieberman is a civil rights attorney and nationally recognized expert on voting rights. Most recently serving as Director of Power & Democracy at Advancement…
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…
Sara Baker is the legislative and policy director for the ACLU of Missouri. She is responsible for working with elected officials and community organizations on…
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…
Nomachot Adiang is the Kansas City Organizer for Missouri Health Care for All, an organization that advocates for quality affordable healthcare for all Missourians. She…
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John Jenks is currently Director of Public Policy at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Has been with the KC Chamber for nearly three…
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…
Join us for a conversation with HIV educators and advocates on the impact of HIV and HIV stigma on Black women's health and well-being. This…
Sean Soendker Nicholson has been the Campaign Manager for the Clean Missouri coalition since 2016. He lives in Kansas City, MO, with his wife, Trista,…
Brian Colby is the Vice President for Public Policy at Missouri Budget Project. Prior to joining the Missouri Budget Project in 2017, Brian served seven…
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…
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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…
In her role as Manager of Public Policy, Sarah Ritter acts as the liaison between Operation Food Search and the Missouri state legislature. Sarah engages…
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…
Brooke Schipporeit is a Housing Advocacy Organizer at the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) where she mobilizes partners on federal policy advocacy and other…
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…
Please Register for the Forum below! April's First Friday Webinar will be about equitable taxing structures. Why do we say sales taxes are 'regressive'? Why…
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…
Ellen Yankiver Suni is Dean and Professor Emerita of Law at UMKC School of Law, where she served as dean from 2004-2017. She officially retired…
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…
Ife Floyd joined the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in June 2011 as a Research Associate with the Family Income Support Division, and is…
Brad Sears will summarize the findings of the recently released report called "THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV AND HEPATITIS B AND C IN MISSOURI: AN ANALYSIS OF ENFORCEMENT…
Agenda: 11:30 - Noon: Lunch (Brown bag lunch or order from Bloom Cafe) Noon - 1:30: Forum Panel
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Speakers: Jeanette Mott Oxford- Empower Missouri Amy Blouin, Missouri Budget Project Sen. Karla May Agenda: Lunch: 11:30am-12pm Forum: 12pm-1:30pm
Our monthly "Under the Dome and Around the State" (#UDAS) briefing call for justice advocates covers a few topics and keeps interested Missourians updated on legislative…
Please dial (515) 603-3103 and use call-in code 167856# to join the call! Use this link to Sign up for the Affordable Housing Coalition Further Reading: NLIHC Out of Reach…
During our monthly Coalition Call, we'll discuss affordable housing in Missouri, and how we can work to improve the crisis that faces our state and…
Empower Missouri would like to invite you to our annual St. Louis Legislative Happy Hour, happening December 5th from 5-7pm at Schlafly Tap Room. This is a great opportunity for elected leaders and others to…
Join Empower Missouri and our guest speaker, Brad Sears of The Williams Institute, for an overview of HIV criminalization in Missouri. The discussion will cover…
In our monthly calls, the Smart Sentencing Coalition discusses Criminal Justice Reform in Missouri, and how we can work with the Missouri Legislature to be…
Bi-weekly call for the HIV Justice Coalition. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in joining the coalition or the call.
For this St. Louis Friday Forum, we'll be joined by Representative Tony Lovasco, Conner Kerrigan, and Justin Idleburg to discuss data from the Vehicle Stops…
Our highlighted issue for 2019 is food insecurity and evidence-based public policy solutions to hunger. Our keynote speaker is Ellen Teller, Director of Government Affairs, Food…
Our Friday Forums are an opportunity for advocates to gather and discuss how to move the Kansas City region and Missouri as a whole toward…
Agenda: Lunch: 11:30am-12pm (Bring a brown bag lunch or visit Bloom Cafe and order a lunch) Forum: 12pm-1:30pm Panelists: Alison Kraus, MSW: Director of Evaluation and Planning…
Our Affordable Housing Coalition will be meeting in-person at the Columbia Public Library. We will briefly explore various policy solutions and make final selections for…
JOIN THE VIDEO CALL HERE. Our monthly "Under the Dome and Around the State" (#UDAS) briefing call for justice advocates covers a few topics and keeps…
Agenda: Lunch: 11:30am-12pm (Bring a brown bag lunch or visit Bloom Cafe and order a lunch) Forum: 12pm-1:30pm Panelists: Lisa D' Souza: Legal Services of Eastern Missouri…
In our bi-weekly calls, the coalition discusses ways to change Missouri's outdated HIV Criminalization statutes, and how to best support PLHIV in the state of…
Date: 7/25/19 Time: 10am Dial: 779-800-9066 Pin: 669 700 454# Google Hangout Link: https://meet.google.com/seo-ctid-wea Our monthly “Under the Dome and Around the State” (#UDAS) briefing call for…
Date: 8/22/2019 Time: 10am Dial: 779-800-9066 Pin: 669 700 454# Google Hangout Link: https://meet.google.com/seo-ctid-wea Our monthly “Under the Dome and Around the State” (#UDAS) briefing call for…
Date: 7/19/2019 Time: 11am Dial: (515)603-3103 Pin: 167856# In our monthly calls, the Smart Sentencing Coalition discusses Criminal Justice Reform in Missouri, and how we…
Help Missouri flip the switch from being Tough on Crime to being Smart on Crime by joining our Smart Sentencing coalition.
Bi-weekly call to discuss MO HIV Justice Coalition activities. This meeting will be happening via Zoom Meetings. Please email [email protected] to request the link to…
Our HIV Coalition will be meeting to discuss priorities and plans moving forward. Lunch will be provided for all. Transportation support is available! The RSVP…
Please join Empower Missouri for our Annual Awards Brunch, happening June 8th in Kansas City! Time: Doors will open at 10:30, and brunch will be served at 11:00. Parking: The Central…
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prosecutor Wesley Bell AWARDEES INCLUDE: Representative Bruce Franks, Reporter Jo Mannies, Cathy “Mama Cat” Daniels and Christ Church…
Tuesday, May 21st 10am-11am Conference Call # & Passcode: (515) 603-3103; 167856# We've reached the end of the Missouri State Legislature Session, and we'll be doing…
Remembering, Commemorating, and Memorializing: An Interdenominational Prayer Breakfast Honoring the Life of Robert Rayford and Recognizing Caregivers, Service Providers, and People Affected by HIV/AIDS Hosted…
Friday, May 10th 8am-9am Conference Call # & Passcode: (515) 603-3103; 167856# Shelly Graf is the Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Division of Probation and Parole. …
This (FREE) educational talk and panel discussion will focus on HIV criminalization in the US, and more specifically Missouri's HIV- criminal laws. Part of a…
In the United States and Kansas City, Black women are three to four times more likely to die of pregnancy related complications than their white…
Join the St. Louis Chapter for our next FREE Friday Forum The Time is Right for Criminal Justice Reform: Local * State * Federal Panelists:…
Saint Louis University Cross-Cultural Center, Empower Missouri, and the MO HIV Justice Coalition present: HIV is Not a Crime Featuring Rep. Rehder (R) & Rep.…
[featured][featured_person name="Andrew T. Bailey" title="General Counsel, Missouri Department of Corrections" image="/uploads/2018/12/Andrew-Bailey-resize.jpg" description="Andrew will update us on the progress of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative." organization-logo="/uploads/2018/12/Mo-Dept-of-Corrections-logo.png" ][featured_person…
117th ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Housing Empowers Empower Missouri is dedicating the 2018 Annual Conference to the impact of affordable housing. Check back to this page for updates…
[featured][featured_person name="Denise Lieberman" title="Missouri Projection Election Coordinator" image="/uploads/2018/12/deniselieberman.jpeg" description="Denise will provide breaking news updates from this week's court decision regarding Missouri's photo ID voter law and how…
Our Kansas City Chapter is hosting an evening to honor Mary Kay McPhee and raise funds for Empower Missouri’s endowment. Read more about McPhee in…
[featured][featured_person name="Justin Goddard" image="/uploads/2018/08/j_godard.png" description="Justin will bring us up to date on developments with the Fiscal Year 2019 Transportation and Urban Development (THUD) budget, the…
Empower Missouri Briefing Calls [featured][featured_person name="Richard Von Glahn" image="/uploads/2018/11/RichardVonGlahn.jpg" title="Policy Director" description="Richard has been working with the We Are Missouri/Vote NO on Prop A Campaign…
[featured][featured_person name="Joey Lindstrom" title="Manager for Field Organizing" image="/uploads/2018/08/joelindstrom.jpg" description="Joey will share the Out of Reach Report with us from NLIHC"][featured_person name="Jeanette Mott Oxford" title="Executive Director"…
2018 Annual Awards Dinner WHEN: May 24, 2018 Doors Open 5:30pm, Dinner 6:00pm WHERE: Il Monastero, SLU, 3050 Olive St. SPEAKER: Tony Messenger, St. Louis Post Dispatch…
[featured][featured_person name="Amy Blouin" image="/uploads/2018/08/BlouinAmy.jpg" description="Amy currently serves as Co-Chair of the Policy Advisory Committee of the Deaconess Foundation, on the Steering Committee of the Kids Win…
On Today's Call: [featured][featured_person name="Sarah Hackman" image="/uploads/2018/11/SarahHackman-WEB.jpg" description="Sarah, Strategic Communications Manager, coordinated secondary research efforts for the 2018 Missouri Poverty Report and will present that…
Join us for the last Empower Missouri- St. Louis Chapter forum of the school year! Know Your Rights and the Rights of Others Immigrant …
[featured][featured_person name="Anne Precythe" image="/uploads/2018/11/Anne-Precythe.jpg" description="As Director of Corrections, Precythe is responsible for the 21 adult correctional facilities, six community supervision centers, a community release center,…
[featured][featured_person name="Brian Colby" title="Policy Director" image="/uploads/2018/08/briancolby.jpeg" description="Missouri Budget Project: Brian will brief on the state budget debate and proposals for tax reform."][featured_person name="Ruth Ehresman" title="Advocacy…
PLEASE JOIN US! How Attacks on Workers in Missouri Affect EVERYONE in Missouri Inside Forest Park SPEAKERS: Byron Clemens: AFL-CIO, AFT-St. Louis Jacob Hummel:…
On Today's Call: [featured][featured_person name="Jacqueline A. Hudson" image="/uploads/2018/12/JacquelineHudson.jpeg" description="Jackie will brief on legislation that is particularly promising or dangerous related to mental health." title= "Director…
[featured][featured_person name="Jeanette Mott Oxford" title="Executive Director" image="/uploads/2018/08/oxfordjeanette.png" description= "Empower Missouri"][featured_person name="Ana Hicks" title="Site Strategies Manager" image="/uploads/2018/08/anahicks.jpg" description="Food Assistance Division at the Center on Budget and…
St. Louis Chapter February 2018 Friday Forum How Would You Spend Missouri's $28b Budget?: Policies and Priorities Speakers: Amy Blouin: Executive Director Missouri Budget…
[featured][featured_person name="Jeanette Mott Oxford" title="Executive Director" image="/uploads/2018/08/oxfordjeanette.png" description= "Empower Missouri"][featured_person name="James Saucedo" title="Housing Advocacy Organizer" image="/uploads/2018/08/j_saucedo.jpg" description="National Low Income Housing Coalition"][featured_person name="Dylan Grundman" title="Senior Policy…
On Today's Call: Jeanette Mott Oxford, Executive Director, Empower Missouri Joey Lindstrom, Manager for Field Organizing, National Low Income Housing Coalition Invited legislative champions. Rep. Tracy McCreery (D-88) supports…
Jeanette Mott Oxford, Executive Director, Empower Missouri Brian Colby, Policy Director, Missouri Budget Project. Brian will speak about SB 611 and SB 617, which could…
JOIN US! St Louis Region Free Friday Forum Whatever Your Issue: Courts Matter!!! Recent events prove anew that from the Supreme Court to local municipalities,…
116th ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Persisting & Organizing to Win! Putting the POW in EMPOWER! October 5-6, St Louis, MO Empower Missouri is dedicating the 2017 Annual Conference to…
[featured_person name="Jeff Smith" title="Executive Director" image="/uploads/2018/08/Jeff-Smith.jpg"] Former Missouri state senator Jeff Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Workforce Housing Association (MOWHA). MOWHA fights to preserve…
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