Yahoo! Voices on February 8, 2013 by Matt Lawrence The state of our union, in my opinion, is strong. The phrase, a bit cliché, rings true to me as we continue to move forward as a nation. For me, 2013...
Did you know that over one in three young adults living in Florida between the ages of 18 and 34 are uninsured? That’s higher than both the state and national average. To help get the word out about the Affordable...
Washingtonian on February 6, 2013 By Hannah Seligson Many of the ambitious young people who flock to Washington toil for years as low-paid interns—and count themselves lucky to do so. Is this what success looks like in 2013? In so many ways,...
February 5, 2013 Contact: Rae Roca Rae.Roca@younginvincibles.org 202.378.3526 Young Invincibles’ Statement on Avoiding Sequestration [WASHINGTON, DC] –Today, the Administration urged Congress to pass a small package of spending cuts and tax loophole closures to stave off automatic spending cuts know...
By Adrienne Sheares I’m one of those people who doesn’t watch the Super Bowl for the game itself. Give me some chips and dip, a good commercial featuring a baby and a good half time show and I’m a happy...
by Rory O’Sullivan and Brian Burrell Cross-posted from Policy Mic A lot can change in 10 years. Twitter, Facebook, and Netflix didn’t exist a decade ago. Nor did Angry Birds or Ruzzle. Young workers also held 1.5 million more jobs than they do...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2.1.2013 Contact Rae Roca Rae.roca@younginvincibles.org 202.378.3526 January Jobs Report Shows Young Workers Falling Further Behind [WASHINGTON, DC] – The economy added 157,000 jobs in January 2013, though young workers did not share in the job growth. The...
The Christian Science Monitor on January 30, 2012 By Gloria Goodale Karen Hu of Oakton, Va., is 28, married, graduated from law school – and thinking about babies. But that’s as far as she and her husband, a software programmer, have...
By Dustin Summers “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison {{PD-US}} – published in the US before 1923 and public domain in the US. “I have no experience, but I’m a big...
The Rappaport Family Foundation supports innovative and promising ways to engage young people, preparing them to be a generation of committed and skilled life-long progressive leaders. They look for unique and untested ways to bring about change. Launched in 2008,...