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
Call your State Legislators: Go to: Legislator Lookup to find your state senator and your state representative. Tell them: “I am one of the 62% who voted to clean up Missouri politics with Amendment 1 and raise the minimum wage with Prop B. … Continue Reading
By DeMarco K. Davidson (originally published in the St. Louis American December 8, 2017) NOTE: As MCU prepares to launch Unlock the Vote MO, we wanted to run this related article by Sacred Votes organizer DeMarco Davidson. The United States are… Continue Reading
MCU congregations are changing the narrative of black youth and families who are court involved. Our 2019 Public Meeting, When They #SeeUsSTL, offers the opportunity to hold public officials accountable on three initiatives: Raise the Age Now Join the coalition… Continue Reading
Break the Pipeline is Metropolitan Congregations United’s campaign to address the school to prison pipeline. It can start with school discipline, in-school and out of school suspension, and this can lead to a child being labeled a problem, causing him/her to be over-supervised. Black youth are already over-policed in their communities and it often isn’t any better when the police are in school as School Resource Officers. Black and Brown youth far outpace white youth in being referred to juvenile detention centers, are least likely to have a personal lawyer or to be offered restorative alternatives. The inevitable end result is adult prison. The pipeline does its work in a systemic and efficient way. Continue Reading
We are excited to announce the official statewide launch of Missouri’s Medicaid Expansion 2020 Campaign this Labor Day weekend (Friday 8/30-Monday 9/2)! YOU can be a part of this movement as we work to bring healthcare services to over 200,000 MO residents. … Continue Reading
Raising children in today’s climate is arguably one of the toughest challenges parents will face. Deciding on the appropriate balance of love, discipline, spoiling, and tough love leaves parents and guardians with questions and doubts about their approach to parenting.… Continue Reading