Summary Empower Missouri is looking for a cartoonist to help us celebrate our history at the 2026 Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit. This year, we have reached a big milestone — 125 years of fighting for ordinary Missourians to have access to nutritious food, safe housing, affordable healthcare, and equal justice. We’ve said time and time again,...Read More

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

PURPOSEEmpower Missouri is seeking a Food Security Intern or Practicum Student to support ouradvocacy work aimed at increasing food security for Missourians. Interns and practicum studentswill contribute to policy research, testimony development, coalition-building, data analysis, andpublic education efforts. This is a valuable opportunity for individuals interested in public policy,community engagement, and food justice. ESSENTIAL DUTIES...Read More

PURPOSEThe Training Intern/Practicum Student will assist Empower Missouri’s Advocacy Director inexpanding and enhancing the organization’s statewide education and outreach efforts.Interns/Practicum Students will help identify and research speaking opportunities, build contactlists, support training logistics, and, when appropriate, deliver brief presentations.The ideal candidate will be well-organized, capable of self-direction, and comfortablecommunicating with diverse audiences. ESSENTIAL DUTIES &...Read More

PURPOSEThe Development Intern will assist Empower Missouri’s Advancement team in supporting donorstewardship, prospect research, and fundraising operations that sustain and grow theorganization’s impact across the state. Interns will contribute to donor communications, datamanagement, fundraising campaigns, and event support.This is an excellent opportunity for individuals interested in developing skills in nonprofitfundraising while contributing to social justice...Read More

PURPOSEAre you passionate about housing justice and want to make a real impact in Missouri? EmpowerMissouri is looking for an Affordable Housing Intern or Practicum Student to support advocacy,education, and organizing efforts to expand access to safe, affordable housing. Interns andpracticum students will gain valuable experience in community outreach, public policy, andcoalition-building. ESSENTIAL DUTIES &...Read More