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
On April 30, 2020 MCU will host Protecting Our People – Raising Our Voice, a virtual meeting acting on the impact COVID-19 has on our election, incarcerated youth and adults, and the census. REGISTER HERE We, the families and friends… 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
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
MCU, along with 18 other community organizations, has co-signed this open letter regarding the pending COVID-19 crisis and our concerns for specific marginalized groups. We are hopeful that our state and local leaders take the steps outlined in it for… Continue Reading