Young Invincibles (YI) was founded by students in the summer of 2009, motivated by the recognition that young people’s voices were not being heard in the debate over healthcare reform.

YI is a national organization with offices across the country.  The organization is committed to expanding economic opportunity for young adults ages 18 to 34 and making sure that their perspectives are heard wherever decisions about their collective future are being made.

YI works to build a community of young leaders to take action for social change, sharing the stories of young adults, cutting-edge policy research and analysis, and providing tools to make smart economic choices, and mission- driven social enterprise ventures.

YI focuses on issues in four areas:

• healthcare
• higher education
• workforce and finances
• civic engagement

Examples of Work

• Young Advocates Program
  • A paid leadership program based in regional offices in various states to encourage youth voices to contribute to YI's issue areas.
• Policy Research & Advocacy
  • Reports and briefs covering many research topics such as basic need and cost of living analysis, state and federal policy agendas, and postsecondary education attainment.
• Invincible Voices
  • A storytelling program for young people, so their experiences can be heard and used in policy advocacy.
• Adulting 101
  • A resource hub with information on health insurance, saving for retirement, paying back student loans, and many more subjects to help with the transition into adulthood.

Resources

Young Advocates Program

Policy Research & Advocacy

Invincible Voices

Adulting 101

YI Blog