HR 803 Effectively Eliminates Youth Employment and Training Services
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...
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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...
View ArticleYoung Invincibles’ Statement on Senate Budget
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...
View ArticleAmerica is raising a generation of interns
The Week on March 30, 2013 by Hannah Seligson “People my age expect to start at the bottom,” says one 25-year-old. “But in this economy the bottom keeps getting lower and lower.” IN MANY WAYS, Kate is...
View ArticleStill No Recovery for Young Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2013 Contact Rae Roca rae.roca@younginvincibles.org 202.378.3526 Still No Recovery for Young Americans [WASHINGTON, DC] — The economy added 88,000 jobs in March 2013...
View ArticleInvesting in Young America: What’s in the President’s Budget?
On April 10, 2013, the White House released the President’s budget for 2014. Below we have detailed the parts of the budget that most affect young adults and our economic future, analyzing funding for...
View ArticleYouth Unemployment Reached Record Highs: What Can Officials Do About It?
Governing.com on April 29, 2013 by Mike Miaciag With the last weeks of school winding down, millions of students will soon embark on a hunt for summer employment. But as the economy struggles to gain...
View ArticleNew Report Calls Unemployment Rates A Crisis for Young Adults in Minnesota
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2013 Contact: Rae Roca Rae.roca@younginvincibles.org 202.378.3526 New Report Calls Unemployment Rates A Crisis for Young Adults in Minnesota In Minnesota, the...
View ArticleUnemployment Rates Released For MN’s Young Adults
CBS Minnesota on May 1, 2013 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new report shows the unemployment rate for young adults in Minnesota is exceedingly high and is about twice the state’s overall average. According to...
View ArticleSummer Solstice and The Decrease of The Summer
By Ben Tumin June 21st is my mom’s birthday, the best day of the entire year after my own birthday. Why? In addition to thinking very highly of my mother, her birthday is the longest day of the year...
View Article“It’s a Tough Job Market Out There for Young People”
September 2, 2013 in Wyoming Tribune Eagle By James Chilton Finding jobs twice as hard for youths But while young people around the country are struggling to break into the job force, Wyoming’s youth...
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In This Together: Charts and Maps
The following images were used within In This Together: The Hidden Cost of Young Adult Unemployment. Figure 1/Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5If you would like the embed codes of the interactive...
View ArticleAn Alternative to Debt: Apprenticeships
By Reid Setzer In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama stressed the importance of young people obtaining post-secondary credentials to succeed in the modern economy. The US is...
View ArticleInvesting In Young America: What’s In The President’s Budget
On March 4, 2014, the White House released the President’s budget for 2015. We have detailed the parts of the budget that most affect young adults and our economic future, analyzing funding for youth...
View ArticleYoung Invincibles Endorses Earned Income Tax Cut Expansion, Bringing Needed...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2014 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Young Invincibles Endorses New 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act Legislation Would Bring...
View ArticleRyan Budget Is Bad for Young Adults
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2014 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 FY2015 Ryan Budget Is Bad for Young Adults Cuts to Health Care, Higher Education, and...
View ArticleYoung Invincibles’ Statement on March 2014 Jobs Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2014 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Young Invincibles’ Statement on March 2014 Jobs Report Young Unemployed Continue to Be...
View ArticleYoung Invincibles Hails Bill to Expand Apprenticeships, Connect Young Adults...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2014 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Young Invincibles Hails Introduction of Booker-Scott LEAP Act to Expand...
View ArticleEmployment Gains Continue to Bypass Minority Youth, Despite Improved Youth...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2, 2014 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Employment Gains Continue to Bypass Minority Youth, Despite Improved Youth Unemployment...
View ArticleJobs Report Shows College Affordability Key to Fighting Unemployment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2014 Contacts: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529; Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Jobs Report Shows...
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