YI advocated protecting student loan borrowers in default from losing their professional license, supporting a successful bipartisan initiative to ensure student loan borrowers such as teachers, barbers, and truck drivers stay in the workplace. With the passage of SB 37...
Earlier today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the appointment of Robert G. Cameron as the Bureau’s private education loan ombudsman, giving him the responsibility to resolve complaints from private student loan borrowers. Following Cameron’s appointment, Rachel Fleischer, Executive...
The information below lists resources that can help you afford college. In part one of our blog posts, we shared information on various resources that can help young adults experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity stay in college. Guides and Information...
Across the country, nearly 3.5 million young people experience homelessness in a given year. Experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity can have a profound impact on a young person’s ability to pursue their passions and goals, and achieve economic stability in...
We are now accepting applications for our 2019 Fall Young Advocates program in Denver, Colorado. The Young Advocates program in Colorado is a unique, paid leadership development program that trains young adults ages 18 to 34 on ways to address health disparities and mental health stigma...
Like most recent college graduates, my main concern after graduation was to secure a job within my field and save enough money to pay off my student loans. I was confident that I would land a job after graduating from...
At Young Invincibles, we have an unwavering commitment to elevating the voices of young adults in the political process. With our mission in mind, we asked some youth leader’s from the Denver Youth Leadership Academy to tell us what are...
Today, we have the most diverse generation of students in our nation’s history—in age, race, income and work experience. From working adults and parent learners to job-seeking veterans and first-generation students, today’s generation of students needs policies that reflect their...
Moments ago, the Student Loan Debt Relief Act was introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn. If passed, the legislation would eliminate up to $50,000 in student loan debt for every person with a household income less...
Young Invincibles (YI) is a nonpartisan policy research and advocacy nonprofit organization that works to amplify the voices of young people ages 18-34 in the political process. Young Advocates, the young adult leadership cohort at the heart of Texas YI,...