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Missourians To End Poverty

Who are Missourians to End Poverty?


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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
!

 Link to Pictures                        2011 Poverty Summit Report

Presentations from the Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Food               Education               Health               Housing               Energy           

   Legislative House Party Toolkit

 
2009 Poverty Summit

2009 Report to the Community

If you are interested in becoming a member of Missourians to End Poverty or would like to attend an upcoming meeting please contact Brenda Stegeman at (573) 634-2969 or at bstegeman@communityaction.org.

 

 
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United in purpose, the Missouri Community Action Network will inspire and engage people so that all families and communities thrive.