You want to know your child has every opportunity to succeed.
Real Solution: We’re advancing practical education solutions that expand educational opportunity, empower parents, and help every child reach their full potential.
Real People. Real Problems. Real Solutions.
Your American Dream Starts Here.
You want to build a great life. Raise a family. Find meaningful work. Put down roots in a strong community. We work to expand opportunity so every Mississippian has the chance to achieve the American Dream right here at home.
The future you want starts with opportunity.
Every family, worker, and community faces unique challenges, but lasting progress begins with practical solutions. We listen to the people affected, research what works, and partner with communities and leaders to create more opportunity across Mississippi.
Empower Solutions Model
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Define the problem
We start with the people affected, so the problem we set out to solve is the one Mississippians actually face.
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Conduct research
We research what works — here in Mississippi and in states that have already moved.
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Craft policy solution
We turn that research into a practical solution that can pass and can work.
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Advocate for change
We partner with communities and leaders to build support and move the idea forward.
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Support policy implementation
We stay with it through implementation, then measure what changed for families.
Three foundations of opportunity
The American Dream is built on opportunity, but it isn’t always within reach. That’s why we turn research into action, partnering with communities and leaders to advance practical solutions that help more Mississippians succeed. We believe lasting change starts with the foundations that shape your everyday life.
Working hard should open doors, not leave you struggling to get ahead.
Real Solution: We’re advancing workforce solutions that connect more Mississippians to meaningful careers, strengthen our workforce, and create more opportunities to succeed.
You should feel safe in the community you call home.
Real Solution: We’re advancing practical public safety solutions that strengthen communities, promote accountability, and create safer neighborhoods where opportunity can thrive.
Mississippi stories
Behind every solution is a real person.
The American Dream is lived one story at a time. Discover how expanding opportunity is helping Mississippians build stronger families, meaningful careers, and brighter futures.
Featured story
More Than a Backpack
Amanda Delverdank is building something special in the Mississippi Delta
From Incarceration to Impact: How Karl Hampton Found Freedom Through Opportunity
Insights
Latest insights and research
Stay connected with the latest research, conversations, and stories driving opportunity across Mississippi.
Research
August 13, 2026
New Empower Mississippi Report Finds Mississippians Want to Work, but Many Remain Disconnected from Opportunity
Community Story
June 26, 2026
Amanda Delverdank is building something special in the Mississippi Delta
This is where you come in.
Stay connected with the latest research, stories, and updates from Empower Mississippi.
Bring it home
Start conversations about opportunity with the people around you—at church, in your neighborhood, or at a school board meeting. We’ll give you the tools and support to make those conversations count.
Fund the work
Your support puts research, advocacy, and follow-through behind the solutions on this page — and keeps them in front of the people who decide.