Join us for the April 2012 Advocacy Day at the State Capitol!
Our Vision
As Missourians, we envision a just society of shared responsibility by individuals, communities, business, and government in which all individuals are respected, have opportunities to reach their full potential and to participate in thriving, diverse, sustainable communities.
Missouri is a state rich in beauty and prosperity, in education and opportunity, in security and health, in values and vision. Yet, within our richness, lies poverty and fear, hunger and homelessness, unmet potential and despair. Missourians to End Poverty is a group organizations statewide that have come together to discuss the issue of poverty and how we can create change for the benefit of all communities. We have 5 pillars and a policy platform which we believe can have a meaningful impact on poverty.
Missourians to End Poverty Policy Platform
Food
Missouri food banks reported an increase in demand from 20% to 44% in 2009. Most of that increase is the result of families visiting the food bank for the first time.
Food Policy Paper
Health
The 2009 Census indicates that 15.2% of Missourians lack health insurance.
Health Policy Paper
Education
Approximately 20,500 students did not graduate from Missouri's high schools in 2009. The lost lifetime earnings for that class of dropouts alone are more than $5.3 billion.
Education Policy Paper
Housing & Energy
Low income families pay an average of 46% of their annual income just for housing and energy.
Housing & Energy Policy Paper
Economic & Family Security
888,570 Missourians live in poverty...290,959 of them are children.
Economic & Family Security Policy Paper
Past Poverty Summits
Over 350 People attended the 2011 June Poverty Summit
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