YMCA Conference on National Affairs (CONA)

U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP)

Hearst Foundations / U.S. Senate

Two student leaders per state spend a week in Washington, DC meeting top government officials, with all expenses paid by the Hearst Foundations and a $12,500 college scholarship awarded.

American Legion Boys State

The American Legion

Hands-on program where students run mock city, county, and state governments, are elected to office, and learn how American government and citizenship work.

American Legion Auxiliary Girls State

American Legion Auxiliary

Girls build and run a mock state government through elections, legislation, and court simulations, learning civic leadership and public service skills.

American Legion Boys Nation

The American Legion

Boys State graduates serve as U.S.. Boys State graduates serve as U.S. senators in mock national sessions, party conventions, and tours of national landmarks in Washington, DC.

American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation

American Legion Auxiliary

Girls State graduates travel to Washington, DC to serve as senators in a mock national government and meet elected officials and national leaders.

YMCA Youth & Government

YMCA of the USA

Teens run model legislatures, executive branches, courts, and press corps, writing bills and debating them at their state capitol and national conferences.