The legislature is taking their annual Spring Break this week, which is widely considered to be “halftime” of the legislative session. We’ve spent the last few days reviewing our progress on all of our priority legislation this year and preparing for the sprint to the finish line when session begins next week.  Here’s a quick...Read More

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 immediate, direct relief to families bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis, and support struggling communities. Empower Missouri was joined by Brooke Schipporeit from the National Low Income Housing Coalition...Read More

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 Philadelphia, PA, where she spent the last few years supporting state and local coalitions in their efforts to achieve solutions to housing poverty. Specifically, she worked as an MSW intern...Read More

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 Friday, May 14th at 9am.  Again, the next meeting will be Friday, May 14th, at 9am. Register HERE for the meeting.Read More

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 Friday, April 23rd at 9am.  Again, the next meeting will be Friday, April 23rd, at 9am. Register HERE for the meeting.Read More

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 Friday, April 9th at 9am.  Again, the next meeting will be Friday, April 9th, at 9am. Register HERE for the meeting.Read More

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 Friday, March 26th at 9am.  Again, the next meeting will be Friday, March 26th, at 9am. Register HERE for the meeting.Read More

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 Friday, March 12th at 9am.  Again, the next meeting will be Friday, March 12th, at 9am. Register HERE for the meeting.Read More

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 Friday, February 26th at 9am.  Again, the next meeting will be Friday, February 26th, at 9am. Register HERE for the meeting.Read More

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 Friday, February 12th at 9am.  Again, the next meeting will be Friday, February 12th, at 9am. Register HERE for the meeting.Read More