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Join Women's Voices in Support of ID Clinics

ID Clinics help people get essential identification documents such as birth certificates and photo IDs required for voting, employment, housing, healthcare and other survival activities. Volunteers are needed to assist the Ashrei Foundation in hosting ID clinics throughout the summer and fall. Read more here.

Strengthen America’s Most Effective Anti-Hunger Program

Research shows and common sense knows your brain doesn’t function well when the body is hungry. During the pandemic all public schools provided free meals to students. That protection has ended. Federal supplemental nutrition programs are also due to expire. Add your voice to public school educators across the country demanding basic nutrition for their students & families. Urge your senators and representative to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Encourage Voter Registration & Help Combat Disinformation

To respond to the growing dangers of deceptive information, Women’s Voices is calling on you to educate your community about countering disinformation and we have created the tools to help you do that: greeting cards to distribute to family, friends, and neighbors.
Read more and request cards here.

Volunteers Needed for CourtWatch

The Women’s Voices Criminal Legal System Reform Task Force is working to improve pretrial detention. Part of this effort involves observing bail hearings. Observers are needed to assist with this effort and can volunteer with CourtWatch, a collaborative extension of ongoing court monitoring efforts in St. Louis City's 22nd Judicial Court.
Read more here.

Stop the Spread of Misinformation on Social Media

There’s a flood of real, misleading and fake breaking news and information on social media. Proceed with caution.

Acting on Our Mission

Tornado Recovery Efforts

WVR members haven been active actively engaged in tornado recovery efforts at Northside Youth and Senior Services, Action STL, Flance Early Learning Center and The Urban League. Read more here.

Clean Slate Day at Jeff City

Members of WVR traveled to the Capitol in Jefferson City to talk to the legislators or their assistants about Clean Slate and the current bills pending in the Missouri House and Senate. Read more here.

August Program Highlights - Decoding the Double-Talk of “No Cuts to Medicaid"

Our August program featured Sheldon Weisgrau, Vice President of Health Policy & Advocacy at Missouri Foundation of Health.He spoke to us about the history of Medicaid and upcoming changes to the program. Read more here.

Freedom Summer

Several Women's Voices members attended two June Freedom Summer events, hosted by ArchCity Defenders in June. Volunteers connected with community members and organization and representatives to discuss resources and opportunities related to voting rights, housing, criminal legal system and more. Read more here.

WV 2024 Annual Report

The Annual Report highlights our impressive portfolio of work, and catalog of generous donors. Most notably, it includes a list of our members, the heart and muscle of our organization. If you are not yet actively involved we hope you review our newsletter, website and social media and join an effort this year.

WV Endorses Initiative Petition to End Abortion Ban

In accordance with the previously approved position paper on reproductive justice, the Women's Voices Board of Directors formally endorsed Missouri's Constitutional Amendment to Article 1, Relating to Reproductive Health Care, version 10 2024-086 (Version 086), at the January 25 board meeting.
Read more here.

Women's Voices Partners with North City Photo ID Project

Women’s Voices partnered with the Ashrei Foundation to offer volunteer training for Photo ID clinics. Volunteers who attended are now ready to assist Missouri residents in applying for a photo ID through the North City Photo ID Project. Read more here.

Women’s Voices Signs on to State Wide Right to Read Coalition
Women’s Voices has joined the statewide “Right to Read” coalition, which supports Missouri’s libraries to remain an open, accessible resource for books and other materials available free of charge to the public. Read more and link to sign on here.

Read our Emails

Read our October 2025 Women's Voices newsletter, Loud & Clear