Join us in 2013! Host a YFU Exchange Student

Join YFU! Host an Exchange Student! We have loved each of our eight exchange students as our own children... and now we have sons and daughters around the globe!" Susan Garrett (Host Mom) Columbia, MD

 “I love everything about it. We have shared so many wonderful experiences together as a family. We laugh a lot and talk for hours and have fun.” —Jennifer Islas, Host Mom from California

Hosting a YFU exchange student is an enriching experience for you and the entire family. By opening your home and heart to a student from overseas, your family will gain a new global perspective, many memories, and - quite possibly - a new family member for life!

Why families host

There are perhaps as many reasons to host a YFU student as there are families and students participating in YFU exchanges each year. Hosting is something that will better connect your family to the world in which we live. Host families have many different faces, and are all part of the American experience. Whether or not you have children, you can be a host family. If you and your family are willing to open yourselves to new experiences, share your lives with a fascinating teenager from a foreign land, and provide guidance, love and support to a young person who is beginning their journey into adulthood, then you too will be a great host family.

At Youth For Understanding USA, we think the best reason to host an exchange student is the global education that it provides your family. Imagine welcoming a young person from Brazil, Japan, Germany, or one of over 60 countries into your home. When your family decides to share their lives with a student from abroad, everyday experiences take a new and exciting twist - American traditions gain deeper meaning as you introduce them to your new son or daughter; a casual family chat about world events reveals new perspectives you may never have considered; the dinner table includes exotic new dishes as your exchange student cooks up a taste of home for all to sample. Exchange will broaden your entire family's perspective on the world. It is a great education and its lots of fun, too!

Please call 1.800.872.0200 for your local Field Director or alternatively you may call the Southeast District Office at 1.866.4.YFU.USA.   Renew your Host Family Application Online today at 

www.yfu-usa.org