Next Monday, health-related committees in both the Missouri House & Senate will hear testimony on nearly identical bills to significantly modernize our state’s HIV criminalization laws.  For the last three years, Empower Missouri has been home to the Missouri HIV Justice Coalition. This coalition is led by People Living with HIV (PLHIV), their service providers,...Read More

More than three decades ago, my biological parents tested positive for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and were diagnosed with AIDS in the late 80s and mid-90s. My dad’s death came first in 1989, followed by my mom’s death in 1994, just two years before breakthroughs toward truly effective treatments were achieved in 1996. Every day,...Read More

For Immediate Release December 2, 2020 (JEFFERSON CITY, MO…) On World AIDS Day, 2020, a bipartisan group of Missouri legislators held a 1 p.m. virtual press conference via Zoom and Facebook to announce the filing of legislation aimed at ending transmission of HIV in our state. They were joined by People Living with HIV and...Read More

Empower Missouri has fought for all Missourians to have basic human needs and equal justice since 1901, and there have undoubtedly been many challenges to address throughout those decades. But 2020 has been an historic year in which wave upon wave of crisis arrived, putting stress on government, community, household, and our staff and volunteer...Read More

Media Advisory November 25, 2020 What: On World AIDS Day, a press conference will be held with Senator-elect Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston), Senator-Elect Greg Razer (D-Kansas City), Representative Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters), the Missouri HIV Justice Coalition, and other allied groups. Legislation will be pre-filed that morning and later in December that would modernize our state’s...Read More

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HIV, local AIDS service providers, national partners, and passionate individuals in the fight to modernize our state’s outdated HIV criminal statutes. The second Friday of every month at 1pm the Coalition will hold open meetings for anyone to join the calls. Pre-registration is included for these...Read More

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HIV, local AIDS service providers, national partners, and passionate individuals in the fight to modernize our state’s outdated HIV criminal statutes. The second Friday of every month at 1pm the Coalition will hold open meetings for anyone to join the calls. Pre-registration is included for these...Read More

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 state’s outdated HIV criminal statutes. The second Friday of every month at 1pm the Coalition will hold open meetings for anyone to join the calls. Pre-registration is included for these...Read More

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 state’s outdated HIV criminal statutes. The second Friday of every month at 1pm the Coalition will hold open meetings for anyone to join the calls. Pre-registration is included for these...Read More

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 state’s outdated HIV criminal statutes. The second Friday of every month at 1pm the Coalition will hold open meetings for anyone to join the calls. Pre-registration is included for these...Read More