In 1993, Farmers' Electric Cooperative established the Area Youth Benefit Fund (AYBF) to provide financial assistance toward the payment of medical bills for children 18 years of age and under. The Fund is designed to assist families with children who have been ill or injured.  Assistance is available for families regardless of whether or not they are insured.

The Fund operates in the counties of Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Linn, Livingston, and Ray. A family who receives electricity from Farmers' Electric Cooperative, but resides in a county not listed above also qualifies for AYBF assistance. A family that resides in the counties listed above DOES NOT have to be a Member of the Cooperative to receive financial assistance. The AYBF is a 501(c)3 charity.

A separate Board of Directors has been named to administer the AYBF. All applications for assistance will be made to them and the Directors have been empowered to administer the Fund as they so choose.

Overall, Farmers' Electric has distributed over $891,000 to 1,052 families in north Missouri. The Fund is supported by annual fundraising events in August, and by Members of Farmers' Electric Cooperative through the Operation Roundup Program. For 2021, we hosted an Online Auction from August 30 through September 12 and a Golf Tournament that was held on Monday, August 30.