Please find our latest press releases and statements below.
Illinois leaders have embraced apprenticeship programs as an effective strategy to connect businesses with people seeking careers. Although the state has made strides in expanding the number of apprentices, women and people of color still are underrepresented in apprenticeship programs...
Earlier today, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order attempting to exclude undocumented people from being counted in the apportionment that determines the number of seats in the House of Representatives following the 2020 United States Census. In response to...
Last night, civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis passed away. In response, Rachel Fleischer, Executive Director at Young Invincibles, issued the following statement: “Last night the world lost a hero, a statesman and a civil rights icon. Congressman John Lewis...
Earlier today, the Trump Administration chose to rescind the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement rule barring international students from staying in the United States if they are enrolled by institutions forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver...
Moments ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled to allow exemptions for a broad range of employers seeking to deny birth control to employees as part of employer-sponsored health coverage, ultimately restricting access to birth control for thousands of Americans....