Better Data. Better Ideas. Better Solutions.
The Empower Policy & Innovation Center (EPIC) is the research arm of Empower Mississippi. EPIC identifies Mississippi’s biggest challenges and produces the research to develop innovative public policy solutions.
We work with real people to understand real problems and craft real solutions.
Mississippi’s biggest challenges require solutions built around our state’s people, data, and realities.
EPIC combines rigorous, credible, Mississippi-specific research with the experiences of the people most affected by public policy. We examine what is happening, why it is happening, and what could work better.
We turn those insights into practical, Mississippi-made policy solutions that help leaders make better decisions and create more opportunity across our state.
How EPIC Turns Research Into Solutions
Listen & Define
Hear from Mississippians and use available data to clearly define the problem.
Research
Produce credible, state-specific research that explains what is happening, why it matters, and what the evidence shows.
Design Solutions
Turn those findings into practical policy solutions designed for Mississippi’s needs and realities.
Research Designed to Lead Somewhere
Explore reports, data, policy briefs, and practical recommendations on the issues shaping opportunity in Mississippi.
Quality Education
Meaningful Work
Most recent report
New Empower Mississippi Report Finds Mississippians Want to Work, but Many Remain Disconnected from OpportunityAugust 13, 2026
