Make the world your home. YFU Advances intercultural understanding, mutual respect and social responsibility through educational exchanges for youth, families and communities.

1. Hosting a YFU
Share Your
Home,
Exchange Student
Change the
World.
Host a YFU
Exchange Student
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2. Youth For Understanding (YFU)
• Is a non-profit international educational
organization
YFU advances
intercultural • Has programs in 64 countries
understanding,
mutual respect, • Is one of the world's oldest,
and social
responsibility
largest, and most respected exchange
through organizations
educational
exchanges for • Has exemplified excellence in
youth, families, exchange since 1951
and
communities • Exchanges more than 4500
students worldwide each year
• Has exchanged more than
250,000+ students worldwide
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3. YFU USA
• Has five District Offices around
YFU advances the country
intercultural
understanding,
mutual respect,
• The National Office is located in
and social
responsibility
Bethesda, MD.
through
educational • Has 1600 Volunteers Nationwide
exchanges for
youth, families, to support YFU programs,
and
communities students and families
All photos with students are
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4. YFU USA
• Receives approximately 2000
YFU advances
intercultural
international students each year
understanding, • Sends approximately 400 American
mutual respect,
and social teenagers overseas each year.
responsibility
through • Offers over 100 different programs
educational
exchanges for (summer, semester and year) to 40
youth, families,
and countries and awards approximately
communities
300 scholarships annually to
American Teenagers.
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5. Hosting a YFU
Exchange
YFU advances
intercultural
understanding,
mutual respect,
Student
and social
responsibility
through
educational
exchanges for
youth, families,
and
communities
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www.yfu-usa.org

6. 5 Great Reasons to Host
• Experience a new and exciting
YFU advances
intercultural family dynamic
understanding,
mutual respect, • Explore a new perspective on
and social
responsibility your community
through
educational
exchanges for
• Connect your family to the world
youth, families,
and • Change forever how your family
communities
thinks about the world
• Change the world
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7. Hosting Fits Your Lifestyle
• Hosting is about sharing your
YFU advances
intercultural version of the American lifestyle
understanding,
mutual respect, with a new son or daughter.
and social
responsibility • As a YFU host family, you’ll give
through
educational your student a caring, supportive
exchanges for
youth, families, and warm family life.
and
communities
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8. Successful Host Families
• Are interested in teenagers and
YFU advances
international students
intercultural
understanding, • Provide a stable family environment
mutual respect,
and social • Offer an emotionally supportive
responsibility
through
environment
educational
exchanges for • Provide for an additional family
youth, families,
and
member – a bed, a place to study and
communities 3 meals per day.
• Assist the exchange student to
participate in school and community
events.
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9. The Memories YFU Families
Cherish the Most
• The first family camping trip
YFU advances
intercultural • Halloween
understanding,
mutual respect, • Decorating the Christmas tree
and social
responsibility • Cooking together
through
educational • Playing cards and board games
exchanges for
youth, families, • Introducing the student to local
and
communities cuisine
• Friday night high
school football games
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10. Your Family Can be a
YFU Host Family
• Host families have many different
YFU advances
intercultural
faces and are all part of the
understanding, American Experience.
mutual respect,
and social – Working parents
responsibility
through – Single parents (or singles)
educational
exchanges for – Couples with children (all ages)
youth, families,
and
– Couples without Children
communities – Adoptive Parents
– Empty Nesters
– Military Parents
– Same-sex Couples
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11. All Kinds of Families make
Wonderful YFU Host
YFU advances
intercultural Families
understanding,
mutual respect,
and social
Yours Will Too!!!
responsibility
through
educational
exchanges for
youth, families,
and
communities
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12. Typical YFU Students
• Carefully selected from one of
YFU advances
intercultural
more than 60 countries around
understanding,
mutual respect,
the world
and social
responsibility
• Speak English
through
educational • Are eager to learn about you
exchanges for
youth, families, • Bring their own spending money
and
communities & insurance
• Can share a bedroom
• Become an integral member of
your family
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13. YFU Supports Host Families
• YFU’s network of trained,
YFU advances
intercultural community-based volunteers and
understanding,
mutual respect, international structure provides an
and social
responsibility extensive support system for
through
educational students, natural families and host
exchanges for
youth, families, families
and
communities • Local YFU volunteers will support
you every step of the way
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14. YFU Provides Support
• Professional orientations for students
YFU advances and families throughout the year
intercultural
understanding, • A volunteer is assigned to support
mutual respect,
and social your family and student throughout
responsibility
through
the year
educational
exchanges for
• 24-hour emergency support
youth, families, is available
and
communities • YFU conducts events that
bring students and parents
together for fun and
support
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15. Ready to Host?
• A local YFU Area Representative
YFU advances will be there to:
intercultural
understanding, – Help you select a student
mutual respect,
and social – Guide you through the Host Family
responsibility
through
Application process
educational – Meet with your family to answer questions
exchanges for
youth, families, – Handle the school acceptance forms
and
communities – Congratulate you when the
placement of your new
son or daughter
is finalized.
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16. Is your family ready to share your
home and your lives with a teenager
from another country?
Yes!...Get Started Today!
YFU advances
intercultural • Choose your student: www.yfu-usa.org
understanding,
mutual respect,
and social • Call 800.872.0200 to ask questions
responsibility
through
educational • Apply Online Today: www.yfu-usa.org
exchanges for
youth, families,
and The application process includes a written
communities application, in-home interview, reference checks
and a criminal background check.
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17. YFU advances
intercultural
understanding,
mutual respect,
and social
responsibility
through
educational
exchanges for
youth, families,
and
communities
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www.yfu-usa.org

18. Do you have questions?
YFU advances
intercultural
understanding,
mutual respect,
and social
responsibility
through
educational
exchanges for
youth, families,
and
communities
1.866.4.YFU.USA YFU USA ©
www.yfu-usa.org

19. YFU advances
intercultural
understanding,
mutual respect,
and social
responsibility
through
educational
exchanges for
youth, families,
and
communities
1.866.4.YFU.USA YFU USA ©
www.yfu-usa.org

20. A Family in Seattle has hosted
20+ Exchange Students
YFU advances
intercultural
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understanding,
mutual respect,
and social
responsibility
through
educational
exchanges for
youth, families,
and
communities
Check out their YFU Story
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