Foreign Exchange Student

Volunteer to Host a Foreign Exchange Student in your town and surrounding areas!

• Make life‑long friendship connections abroad
• Give a young person an opportunity to immerse themselves in our American culture and your family
• Gain an international son or daughter
• Gain new perspectives on our American way of life through the eyes of an exchange student

You can choose to host just a few weeks as a short-term Welcome Family, for a semester, or an entire school year. You do not need to have a high‑school child; couples, singles, empty nesters, grandparents, or families with or without children can host.

Exchange students are ages 15‑18, have earned acceptance into our program and are waiting to be selected by U.S. host families. This year students come from Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and more! They arrive with English fluency, travel medical insurance and their own spending money.

• Provide a loving, caring environment for the student
• Supply three meals per day and a bedroom which may be shared with a host sibling of the same gender 12 and up
• Allow the student to attend the high school your home is zoned for

Review student profiles and select the student you wish to host. When you are a host family, you will be able to match the student that best fits your family dynamics.