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Empower Missouri is again offering their virtual Advocacy 101 training on Thursday, September 7th - with three sessions to choose from focused on each of their priority issue areas. You will learn about the legislative process in Missouri as well as policy implications in the areas of either affordable housing, food security, or criminal legal reform. More…

Access to timely ambulance service is an essential part of the emergency medical system. Yet ambulance access varies widely with significant gaps across the country. New research from the Maine Rural Health Research Center identifies places and people that are more than 25 minutes from an ambulance station, known as an ambulance desert. Without ambulance services nearby, these are dangerous areas to have an accident. More…

A poignant short video experiment breaking down barriers between recently-arrived refugees and Europeans was launched globally by Amnesty International in 2016. The lesson endures: "Borders exist between countries, not people." -Draginja Nadażdin More…

Beginning April 1, 2023 and over the next 12 months, all Medicaid recipients will be required to go through the redetermination process. We have put together some resources for nonprofits to assist those that they serve to be ready for this process to avoid any unnecessary loss of coverage. More…

MMF has created several new application resources to help guide you through the process, including an application guide, a document which explains what makes a strong MMF proposal, and a new way to reach MMF staff for technical assistance. More…