Collateral Damage

Jeanette Mott Oxford is the executive director of Empower Missouri, an organization that "envisions Missouri becoming a more just, equitable and democratic society that assures every person’s health, safety, security, independence, human rights, dignity and the opportunity to reach full potential." DJ and Jeanette's conversation follows Mott Oxford's career in politics, the work of Empower Missouri, and, of course, our state and nation's political climate.   Here's a look at how the conversation went: 0:00-15:00 - Who is J-MO and what does Empower Missouri do? "Why should workers live in poverty?" 15:00-22:00 - How does EmpowerMO help children and combat structural barriers to overcoming poverty? "It's in everyone's interest to solve housing and hunger." 22:00-28:15 - Toxic stress and kids. Some children are growing up with PTSD - what can we do about it? 28:15-32:00 - What's it like working with our state and federal representatives? Missouri is #2 in hunger and misconceptions are holding us back from makin