Programs

  • Coalition Advocacy Initiatives

    Criminal Justice Coalition (CJC): The CJC's largest accomplishment for the year was a public education campaign about Clean Slate, or automated records expungement. We built a coalition of over 50 organizations advocating for the issue, educated dozens of legislators about the collateral consequences of criminal records, and mobilized over 100 individuals to submit testimony in support of the bill. Affordable Housing Coalition (AHC): The AHC piloted a tenant organizing program in Southwest Missouri, partnering with a group of local activists to take their work to the next level. The AHC has developed a list of hundreds of potential members through tabling and community outreach efforts, and they are representing tenants at many housing-related discussions in Missouri's third-largest city. Food Security Coalition (FSC): The FSC spearheaded a campaign to pass a transitional benefits program in Missouri, preventing thousands of working-class Missouri families from stagnating in their careers in order to maintain public benefits. A bill to this effect was signed into law by the Governor over the summer.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $767.5K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    Food Security Coalition (FSC): The FSC led a campaign to raise awareness of the issue of senior hunger and the need to make it easier for seniors to apply for SNAP. The coalition also built a base of support for a campaign to increase the number of school children receiving access to free meals at school. Finally, the coalition led statewide opposition to new federal restrictions on the SNAP program.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $352.5K

  • Program 2 [2025]

    Affordable Housing Coalition (AHC): The AHC continued to advance a tenant organizing program in Southwest Missouri. The tenant union in Springfield, MO now has nearly 100 card-carrying members, and there is a leadership group of tenants in Columbia preparing to launch a new tenant union in their city.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $302.3K