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Job Creation for #YoungAmerica

Originally posted on joinchangenation.org on November 15, 2011

This past week I joined members of our partner organization, The Young Invincibles, in planning an event called Jobs for #YoungAmerica Day on the Hill. Youth across America came together in an effort to ask their members of Congress to support job creation for our generation. It was surprising to see how many young Americans, just like me, have been affected by this recession and have the same urgency to find a job.

Two young individuals, Levi Thompson, and Braden Dauer, spoke alongside Senator New%20Picture%20%281%29Cardin (D-MD), and Senator Wyden (D-OR) at a press conference, to share their pursuit and struggles of finding the American Dream. It was astonishing to hear Levi speak of the nearly 30% unemployment rate in his neighborhood in the district and Bradens struggle to find work two years out of college. Maybe hearing stories like these will help Congress realize that this economy is affecting real people; people who wish to see a glimpse of their future.