Youth Programs
AIEC’s Youth Programs work to help students understand the democratic process and gain the skills necessary to become tomorrow’s leaders – without relying exclusively on textbooks and lectures. Our Youth Programs allow today’s teenagers to experience government first-hand by visiting the nations’ capital, meeting their Representatives and Senators, and engaging in interactive discussions.
By educating students and enhancing their self-worth, AIEC hopes to promote and inspire responsible and informed participation in the democratic process.
2020-2021 Dates
Youth Day – March 31, 2020
Youth to Washington – June 19-June 26, 2020
Youth Leadership Conference – July 25-29, 2020
(YLC attends – VA)
AIEC Annual Meeting in Springfield – July 22-24, 2020
(YLC attends/gives speech)
NRECA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA – February 20-24, 2021
(YLC attends)
Illinois Youth Day-2021 – March or April 2021
(YLC attends/gives speech)
How to Apply
Contact your local electric cooperative to find out specific details for participating. You may visit your electric cooperative by clicking below or you can contact Ashley Graham at the AIEC at (217) 241-7916 or agraham@aiec.coop.
Adams Electric Cooperative, Camp Point
Adams Telephone Co-Operative, Golden
Clay Electric Co-operative, Inc., Flora
Clinton County Electric Cooperative, Inc., Breese
Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative, Mattoon
Corn Belt Energy Corporation, Bloomington
Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative, Paxton
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Assn., Steeleville
EnerStar Electric Cooperative, Paris
Illinois Electric Cooperative, Winchester
Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc., Elizabeth
M.J.M. Electric Cooperative, Inc., Carlinville
McDonough Power Cooperative, Macomb
McDonough Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Colchester
Menard Electric Cooperative, Petersburg
Mid Century Telephone Cooperative, Fairview
Monroe County Electric Co-Operative, Inc., Waterloo
Norris Electric Cooperative, Newton
Rock Energy Cooperative, Janesville, WI
Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative Co., Auburn
Shelby Electric Cooperative, Shelbyville
SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative, Inc., Eldorado
Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative, Dongola
Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Canton
Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc., Mt. Vernon
Wabash Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Louisville
Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative, Fairfield
Western Illinois Electrical Coop., Carthage