Youth Tour Experiences

Nearly 50,000 students from rural areas and small towns across America have participated in the Rural Electric Youth Tour Program. Youth Tour alumni have gone on to design airplanes, to lead companies, and to serve in the highest ranks of our government, including the U.S. Senate.

Click to listen to an impressive group of Youth Tour alumni share how they benefited from the opportunity to go to Washington, D.C., meet their legislators, and make life-long friendships with high school students from across the United States.

While student groups are organized at the state level, everyone comes together for Youth Day to meet each other and hear featured speakers share insights into the important roles electric cooperatives play in their communities.