The Care Service – Affordable Housing Advocate of the Year
ML Smith – Community Justice Advocate of the Year
St. Louis Metro Market, Operation Food Search – Food Security Advocate of the Year
Close the Workhouse – Coalition of the Year
Barbara Baker – Lifetime Achievement in Advocacy
Empower Missouri’s work to eradicate poverty in Missouri is only possible through coalition building and advocacy by an incredible group of supporters, and their Advocacy Awards Brunch is an opportunity to highlight a few of that group and celebrate their collective work. Each summer, they gather our community (rotating between the eastern and western sides of the state) to enjoy a delicious brunch and celebrate their Advocates of the Year. The 2024 Advocacy Awards Brunch will be held in St. Louis on Saturday, June 29, and will celebrate the incredible group of advocates above, chosen to receive this year’s Advocacy Awards.