Ashrei Partners with Clean Slate MO Campaign
The Ashrei Foundation is proud to announce that we are a partner organization for the
From the Clean Slate MO Website:
Everyone should have an opportunity to work, have a safe home, take care of their families, and contribute to their community.
Today, over 1.9 million Missourians from all walks of life face barriers to jobs, education, housing and other basic necessities because they have an arrest or conviction on their record. These challenges impact every part of a person's life. When our loved ones, friends, neighbors and community members are barred from fully participating in society and our economy, we all lose out.
Tens of thousands of Missourians are eligible for expungement. The process is expensive and burdensome, and only about 1% are actually successful in obtaining that expungement. Clean Slate legislation (HB 2108, HB 2555, SB 763, and SB 1161) aims to close that gap.
Clean Slate is about Fairness, Safety, and Second Chances.
Empower Missouri and a team of dedicated campaign partners are spearheading a statewide campaign to pass Clean Slate legislation in Missouri in 2023. Our partners at the University of Missouri– Kansas City are engaging in a deep review of current expungement law in the state and working with many state agencies and other partners to develop a policy proposal for Missouri in line with the guidelines from the national Clean Slate Initiative. In the meantime, we’re building teams of individuals and organizations to help educate the public about Clean Slate legislation and prepare to advocate for these important changes to our lawmakers next year.
Learn more about the campaign and how you can help here: https://www.mocleanslate.org/
