PurposeThe Training Intern or Practicum Student will work alongside Empower Missouri’s AdvocacyDirector to support statewide education and outreach efforts. Our work focuses on buildingawareness, strengthening advocacy skills, and connecting communities to the policy issues thatimpact them.In this role, you’ll help identify and research speaking opportunities, support training logistics,build outreach lists, and contribute to the development...Read More

PurposeThe Food Security Intern or Practicum Student will work alongside Empower Missouri’s team tosupport advocacy efforts aimed at increasing food security across the state. Our work focuses onadvancing policies that ensure Missourians have consistent access to affordable, nutritious foodand addressing the systemic barriers that contribute to hunger. In this role, you’ll contribute to policy research,...Read More

PurposeThe Development Intern will work alongside Empower Missouri’s Development team to support fundraising efforts that sustain and grow the organization’s impact across the state. Our work focuses on building strong relationships with donors and partners who make our advocacy possible.  In this role, you’ll contribute to donor stewardship, prospect research, data tracking, fundraising campaigns, and event support. This is...Read More

PurposeThe Affordable Housing Intern will work alongside Empower Missouri’s team to supportadvocacy, education, and organizing efforts aimed at expanding access to safe, affordablehousing across the state. Our work focuses on advancing policies that protect tenants, increasehousing stability, and address the systemic barriers that make housing unaffordable for manyMissourians.In this role, you’ll contribute to community outreach,...Read More

PurposeThe Community Justice Intern or Practicum Student will work alongside Empower Missouri’sCriminal Justice Policy Managers to support efforts to advance fair and equitable criminal justicepolicies across the state. Our work focuses on reducing mass incarceration, addressing racialdisparities in the criminal legal system, and promoting approaches to public safety thatstrengthen communities rather than relying on punishment....Read More

Position Title: Communications Manager Reports to: Advancement Director Position Summary: The Communications Manager will support the Director of Advancement and the Advancement Team with the development of marketing and communications campaigns for Empower Missouri, in support of passing anti-poverty policy across the state. The Communications Manager will work independently and with a team to help...Read More

It is undeniable that poverty is a problem in our state. According to the 2022 Poverty Report, 13% of Missourians and over 17% of Missouri children live in poverty. That’s over 770,000 individuals struggling to put food on the table, keep a roof over their heads, or meet their basic needs. Over 770,000 Missourians face...Read More