Who We Are
Our Mission
Young Invincibles’ mission is to amplify the voices of young adults in the political process and expand economic opportunity for our generation.
Our Values
Young Adult Power
Lasting social change is created by empowering local young adult leaders with deep community ties who can drive the work. By providing young people with tools and practice to better use their voices and skills, we create a ripple effect of young adult leaders addressing systemic barriers.
Equity
We want to live in a world of opportunity, cooperation, and abundance. A world that does not yet exist. We work to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality for all people by understanding the complex and interconnected systems of power and white supremacy that have marginalized people and created entrenched inequities. We must acknowledge the world in which we currently live in order to change the institutions that preclude justice.
In our programming and advocacy, we create opportunities to shift power for communities with the least access to political and economic power. Our diverse team aims to implement inclusive and equitable practices, policies, and strategies.
Community
We build and sustain a community of belonging, where everyone brings their full selves. Our relationships are authentic, empathetic, compassionate, and respectful. We are mutually responsible for and accountable to one another, meeting each other wherever.
Collaboration
We care about one another and take joy in working together to set and accomplish our goals. We value and celebrate each other’s unique lived experiences, worldviews, talents and contributions. We work through the courageous and difficult conversations that build better relationships and stronger teams. We bring high quality data, youth voice, facilitation, and strategic thinking to our relationships with our partners.
Bold Ideas
We are not satisfied with business as usual or the status quo. Tangible and sustainable systemic change requires new and different leaders whose ideas and approaches can design better solutions to the challenges we face. We commit to creating, learning, growing, and improving together.
What We Do
At YI, we use research to identify persistent problems facing young adults’ economic security and generate new policy ideas to tackle those challenges. We strive to make sure the best evidence informs all aspects of our work, combining the voices and experiences of young adults with rigorous quantitative research. In addition, we advocate at the state and federal levels in support of policies that improve equity and help level the playing field for our generation.
Young Invincibles was formed to amplify the voice of young people in the political process. When people who are personally invested in issues show up to events, share their stories, and advocate on the policies that they care about, it has a real impact on decision-makers. That’s why we educate, train, and empower young adults to come together to create policy and social change.
The Young Advocates program is a paid leadership program developed by Young Invincibles. Young Advocates work with our regional offices in Texas, California, Colorado, New York, and Illinois to strengthen the voices of young people across our issue areas. The program is a great opportunity for young adults ages 18 to 34 to develop skills and gain experience in the core functions of advocacy and public policy work; as well as build their overall professional skills. Our Young Advocates have a passion for YI’s mission and are interested in building power among young adults to effect positive change in their communities.
Our National Youth Advisory Board is a diverse group of individuals who weigh in on YI’s work and strategies for engaging with young adults. Board members share how our federal work resonates in their states and, help us identify how federal priorities align with work that is happening in their states.
Our Regional Youth Advisory Boards allow young adults to directly weigh in directly with YI’s work and our strategies for engaging with young people. We have established Youth Advisory Boards in every location we have an office.
