Join us online on July 19 for our 2020 public meeting! We’re coming together online at the intersection of where the lynching tree, that place where black lives have literally and metaphorically ended from white fear, and the ballot, that… Continue Reading
CALL TO ACTION! More than half of the youth at DYS Hogan Street are now positive for COVID-19. We were there on May 7 demanding a response. DYS refuses to answer to our community. Join us to demand our kids… Continue Reading
MEDICAID EXPANSION UPDATE: The Cole County Circuit Court this week rejected the frivolous lawsuits filed against our campaign, reaffirming that Amendment 2 / Medicaid Expansion will remain on the August 4 ballot. We are pleased these frivolous lawsuits have been dismissed and… Continue Reading
The Missouri legislature has shown its shameless love of unfair maps through SJR38, a bill that would strip Amendment 1 / Clean Missouri bare and cancel your vote! We must act NOW and TOGETHER to defeat this dirty Missouri bill! THURSDAY,… Continue Reading
Metropolitan Congregations United (MCU) EX-incarcerated People Organizing-MO (EXPO-MO) and Campaign for Youth Justice (TCYJ) are staging a protest parade on May 8, at 5pm at the Division of Youth Service’s Hogan St. Center, 1839 Hogan St., St. Louis 63106. To RSVP text #freeouryouth to 31996 The protest is a call during this unprecedented health crisis… Continue Reading
Even with social distancing still in place, there’s still plenty going on. The people and institutions who make big decisions that affect us all are still active and are not always making decisions in our best interests, so we must… Continue Reading
(April 8, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health challenge unlike anything we have faced in over a century. As with prior crises, it is the most vulnerable who stand to suffer and lose the most. Already stretched social service providers are working hard to respond to a new reality that requires residents to remain in their homes with no open schools, limited childcare, dramatically reduced employment, and underlying health conditions and other risk factors. No single organization or institution can respond to this crisis alone. The only effective response is a coordinated one. The COVID-19 Regional Response Team seeks to build on the learnings and experiences of organizations skilled in crisis response to create a centralized, regional system of response to meet these social needs for the bi-state area. Continue Reading
Every Tuesday from 6pm-7:30pm, families with youth involved in the court system are invited to share their experiences. Participants will learn how to navigate the system, understand their rights and advocate for their youths. Participatory Defense is a community organizing… Continue Reading
The MCU Juvenile Justice Task Force and the Missouri State Public Defender Children’s Defense Team co-authored a letter to administrators and judges of the 21st and 22nd Judicial Circuit Courts, and leadership of the Missouri Department of Social and Youth… Continue Reading
Have you read the Open Letter that MCU and several other organizations have signed on to, calling for our city, county, and state officials and leaders to particularly consider at-risk populations in their response to the COVID-19 coronavirus? If you… Continue Reading