Position Title: Columbia Field Organizer Position Type: Part-Time; Temporary Reports to: Empower Missouri Transformative Conversations Program Lead Position Summary: Empower Missouri is seeking passionate and dedicated Field Organizers to join our deep canvass & tenant organizing project in Columbia. Field Organizers will be responsible for engaging with community members, conducting transformative conversations, organizing bases of...Read More

Position Title: Rolla Field Organizer Position Type: Part-Time; Temporary Reports to: Empower Missouri Transformative Conversations Program Lead Position Summary: Empower Missouri is seeking passionate and dedicated Field Organizers to join our deep canvass & tenant organizing project in Rolla. Field Organizers will be responsible for engaging with community members, conducting transformative conversations, organizing bases of...Read More

Position Title: Springfield Field Organizer Position Type: Part-Time; Temporary Reports to: Empower Missouri Transformative Conversations Program Lead Position Summary: Empower Missouri is seeking passionate and dedicated Field Organizers to join our deep canvass & tenant organizing project in Springfield. Field Organizers will be responsible for engaging with community members, conducting transformative conversations, organizing bases of...Read More

January 13, 2025 Organizational Background Empower Missouri is a 501(c)(3) organization. The mission of Empower Missouri is to secure basic human needs and equal justice for every person in our state through coalition-building and advocacy. We lead three statewide coalitions (food security, affordable housing, and community justice) and offer a variety of training programs for...Read More

I am so honored to have the opportunity to work on food security policies as the second Food Security Policy Manager with the Empower Missouri Team. I intend to help further the incredible work Empower Missouri has been doing for over 120 years.  I started my work in food security before I knew what food...Read More

Greetings Empower Missouri Community, I am delighted to introduce myself as the new Operations Director at Empower Missouri, and I am thrilled to be a part of this incredible community dedicated to addressing poverty and inequality in our state. In my role, I will be focusing on streamlining processes within our organization to ensure efficiency...Read More

I am so grateful to be a part of the Empower Missouri policy team as the newest Affordable Housing Policy Manager. I have been involved with the organization, first as a coalition member and then as a board member, before joining the staff, and I knew this was where I wanted to be. In this...Read More

I’m excited to join the Empower Missouri team as Lead Policy Strategist! In my new role with the organization I’ll be partnering with our policy managers to advance state-level policy priorities related to food and nutrition security and affordable housing. My accidental love affair with public policy started 12 years ago when I accepted a...Read More

My name is Sara Patterson, and I am excited to be joining Empower Missouri as Development Manager! I have lived in the Springfield, Missouri area for the majority of my life and have over 20 years of non-profit experience. Starting at the age of 18, I co-founded a humanitarian aid organization focused on international poverty...Read More

Hello! I’m Maurice Auberry. I was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Columbia at the start of my undergraduate schooling. I currently attend Mizzou, where I am a senior. I anticipate graduating with a BS in Psychology, with minors in Black Studies and Criminology.  My goal after my time at Mizzou is then law...Read More