FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2013 Contact Rae Roca Rae.roca@younginvincibles.org 202.378.3526 Young Invincibles’ Statement on Senate Budget [WASHINGTON, DC]–Yesterday, the Senate Budget Committee passed a bill out of committee that invests an additional $10 billion in job training for young...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2013 Contact Rae Roca Rae.roca@younginvincibles.org 202.378.3526 Young Invincibles’ Statement on the SKILLS Act [WASHINGTON, DC] This morning the House of Representative passed the SKILLS Act (HR 803) which would effectively eliminate $1 billion for employment...
Guest Blogger Evan Watkins Morrison’s story was highlighted this morning today in Wendell Potter’s testimony in the House hearing on affordability and the ACA. Over the past decade I’ve taken on a variety of different roles, as a full-time student,...
The SKILLS Act (HR 803) would effectively eliminate $1 billion for employment and training services that reach approximately 235,000 young people across the nation. That would follow $1 billion in cuts to youth job training over the last decade.1 This...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2013 Contact Rae Roca Rae.roca@younginvincibles.org 202.378.3526 Young Invincibles’ Statement on Ryan Budget Proposal [WASHINGTON, DC] This morning, the House Budget Committee released their fiscal year 2014 budget proposal. The proposal slashes everything from Pell...
Guest Post By Leighton Watson, Sophomore at Howard University The quest for higher education can be a huge investment made by young adults and their families. Due to the recession, high unemployment rates and high student loan payments, it seems...
By Rory O’ Sullivan and Brian Burrell Cross-posted from Policy Mic The Department of Labor released the latest unemployment numbers today, showing serious progress has been made. However, the recovery has still failed to pull our generation out of a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2013 Contact Rae Roca Rae.Roca@younginvincibles.org 202-378-3526 Youth Unemployment Falls .6 Percentage Points: Young Americans Remain Unemployed Well Above the National Average [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – The economy added 236,000 jobs in February 2013, and for the...
By Christina Postolowski This post originally appeared in Policy Mic. As U.S. student loan debt has grown to nearly $1 trillion, the number of young borrowers falling behind on their payments is also on the rise. According to a new report by the New...
By Gonzalo Valdes Although it’s necessary to tackle our long-term fiscal challenges, do we really need to do it at the expense of the next generation? Unfortunately, Congress seems to think so. Congress is embroiled in a staring contest over...