Young Invincibles serves as a resource for media outlets across the country on a wide range of topics surrounding the economic security of young adults, including health care, higher education, financial security, and careers. We also help connect young people to media opportunities to share their stories. Please find our recent coverage below, and contact us if you would like us to be a part of your story.
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Colin Seeberger: We Can’t Afford to Leave Money on the Table
Young Invincibles’ Press Secretary Colin Seeberger kicks off our new monthly feature in emPower Magazine with a column on his experience with the complicated FAFSA form and how students facing the same problems can become involved in Young Invincibles’ Student Impact Project: “This...
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NPR Morning Edition: Young Americans Make Up the Most Unemployed Generation
As part of Morning Edition’s youth unemployment series, NPR’s David Greene spoke with Young Invincibles’ Deputy Director Rory O’Sullivan about broader credentialing options that exist for graduating high school students, the disproportionate ratio of students to guidance counselors, and optimism moving forward for today’s job-seeking millennials:
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Univision Palm Springs: Periodo Especial de Inscripción Para Reforma de Salud
La Coordinador de Alcance y Medios de Comunicación en Español de Young Invincibles, María Beltrán, hablo con Enrique Chiabra de Univision Notivalle sobre como obtener cobertura médica a través del Período Especial de Inscripción para las personas que enfrentan particulares...
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Aspen Institute Identifies Young Invincibles’ Closing the Race Gap Report as Best Idea of the Day
On August 11th, Young Invincibles’ Closing the Race Gap report was highlighted by The Aspen Institute in their ongoing series Five Best Ideas of the Day as their number one pick:
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The Atlantic: Black Men Need More Education Than White Men to Get Jobs
By Margaret Barthel “Meet Steve and Kwame, two fictional guys who just graduated from the University of Maryland. Almost everything about them is weirdly identical—they majored in the same subject, they got the same grades in college, they have the...
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Christina Postolowski: Getting Your Grown Kid to Sign up for Health Insurance
An excerpt from a blog post written by Young Invincibles’ Senior Policy Analyst Christina Postolowski for MomsRising: “Health insurance isn’t always first on a young adult’s mind. But money often is. So parents, what happens when you explain to your...
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Politico: New Grads’ First Job: Getting One
By Willie Burnley Jr. and Nolan McCaskill “Zachary Monetta may turn to counselors, the Internet or even his parents during his quest to find a job, but there’s one place the 21-year-old international studies major isn’t counting on for help: Congress.”...
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EmPower Hour: Jasmine Hicks Talks Higher Education
EmPower’s DeShuna Spencer interviews Young Invincibles’ Higher Education Campaign Director Jasmine Hicks for a radio segment about a new report titled Closing the Race Gap. The report examines racial disparities in education and their impact on young adults’ job prospects...
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We Act Radio: Jasmine Hicks Addresses Higher Education Needs and Costs
Young Invincibles’ Higher Education Campaign Director Jasmine Hicks joins Thomas Byrd of The Education Town Hall, a weekly show on We Act Radio. They discuss the complexity of the FAFSA process and the struggle many students face in obtaining help...