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08/29/2024

Calling all supporters to consider for yourself before you share this from every viewpoint and connection you have. Just a short term hosting WILL make all the difference to ONE exceptional kid!

School has already started, and we still have 74 students eagerly waiting to begin their exchange experience in the U.S. By becoming an arrival family for eight weeks, you can make a world of difference.

This is your chance to share your home and traditions with a young person from another country, enriching their life and yours. Every moment, from shared meals to everyday conversations, will create memories that last a lifetime.

Don’t wait! Open your heart and home today to give these students the opportunity they’ve been dreaming of. Are you ready to make an impact?

Learn More https://www.yfuusa.org/host/
Start your application today https://shorturl.at/IkZ7O



www.yfuusa.org/meetthestudents

02/26/2024

If we haven't spoken recently, here I am again! Looking to re-engage all the great energies to build us forward. Contact me to be part of our continuing re-growth. You'd love to meet some of the fantastic students we are working with.

Experience cultural exchange – host a foreign exchange student with YFU. Create lifelong memories, make new friends, and embrace diversity. Host now!

12/15/2023

CALLING ALL YFU HEARTS: Now is the time to get excited with us. These four wonderful young people need dozens of SHARES this weekend. Each will be arriving in January, yet they wait for the big news all our kiddos jump with joy to hear.

Get into the REAL holiday spirit by helping to network them far and wide! You may be the connector in our chain bringing another great teen, family, and school community together!

https://yfuusa.net/host/

09/29/2023

YFU USA is hiring! Our wonderful new management team is searching closely for great national staff. 🌍🧭🛎✍️💪🏻💜🤑😉 Requirements include sales skill, volunteer engagement/management, and vision for growth - full-paid positions! We are a fantastic group for mentoring and processes are in place to support the integration.

We also very much need volunteer commitment.

This is a fantastic organization and we are rising. If you've been part of the program with us in the past, come find us again. The lights may have flickered, but they never will go out.

https://www.yfuusa.org/about/history

History of Youth for Understanding USA Intercultural Exchanges and Study Abroad Programs and student experiences.

07/10/2023

Please consider becoming a member of the elite group of humans. Tell them I sent you.

Spots are closing fast in your local community. 20 great kids are seeking families in Ohio. Another 160 are waiting for good news nationwide!

We need more open hands, more than the praying ones. And we aren't asking for money, though we collect money for American Outbound scholarships.

Don't miss your August 5th deadline to check in to this. Better to ask now and know then find out in September. That happens every year.

And the kids are going fast, but not fast enough. There are three wonderful young men and one phenomenal young woman from Indonesia who have waited not one, but two thanks to a lack of families last year. Imagine the first thought every morning for them and their families. Now imagine them finding out we won a spot at your school and your family decided to say YES!

Please click on the www.yfuusa.org/become-a-coordinator to just help. It really does. We are building a by open recruitment, never forced ideals.

Please click on this one to possibly win a new family member! Even better than a store bought puppy any day!
www.yfuusa.org/meetthestudents

Here is a short list of Ohio High Schools that are HOPING to have students for the goal of diversity! THEY KNOW US AND THEY WANT US!

Northeastern High School, Springfield Ohio
Xenia High School, Xenia Ohio
Norwalk Saint Paul, Norwalk Ohio
Perkins High School, Sandusky Ohio
Tallmadge High School, Tallmadge Ohio
Revere High School, Richfield Ohio
Madison Plains High School, London Ohio
Boardman High School, Youngstown Ohio
Big Walnut High School, Sunbury Ohio
Northmont High School, Northmont Ohio
Bellbrook High School, Bellbrook Ohio
Sandy Valley High School, M
Yellow Springs High School, Yellow Springs Ohio
Beachwood High School, Beachwood Ohio
Fremont Ross High School & Bishop Hoffman HS, Fremont Ohio
Ursuline High School, Youngstown Ohio
Clyde High School, Clyde Ohio
Bellevue High School, Bellevue Ohio
Fostoria High School, Fostoria Ohio
Port Clinton High School, Port Clinton Ohio
Pandora Gilboa High School, Pandora Ohio
Willoughby South and North, Willoughby Ohio
Wapakoneta High School, Wapakoneta Ohio
Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering Ohio
Stow Monroe High School, Stow Ohio
Marietta High School, Marietta Ohio
Waterford High School, Waterford Ohio
Parkersburg South High School, Parkersburg WV

Please Share. We need your help to Make Dreamers Live!

"Soso" sees life in relation to the stars, and he'd love to be part of your world. An aspiring NASA Engineer, you can find Soso regularly gazing at the stars. Maybe you live in a rural city with a clear view of the stars. Then you might just be the perfect host family to welcome this 17-year-old fro...

07/09/2023

I'm looking forward to so many wonderful group photos with the new batch of students.

YFU Ohio is still seeking the 20 lucky families who will get to share a huge heart, insatible courage, inspiring intellect, and laughs. So many laughs. Even up to 25 years later. Lifetimes if we do it right. And my team does it more right than wrong.

Our kids are good, they get guidance as needed, and our families are carefully selected. Their english is either exceptional or can be, though they way "out language" most of the families that host them. They pay for their own expenses. You pay for a family member to see a movie with you. Three meals a day. And they need carpool help or a bicycle because they can't drive. They are more independent than most US high school students, and focused on the bigger picture of life. They youth leaders, and do best when surrounded by American Youth Leaders.

One of our biggest obstacles would be schools who won't open their doors just a crack more (while some have doors held fully open). I want to give a shout out to the communities where YOUR high schools ARE accepting YFU exchange students still. Even they have deadlines to avoid scrambling for everyone, so time is short.

If you love the idea of a peaceful world, please share.

If you love the idea of building strong generational connections of love, please share.

If you've ever cared about a child, on this continent, or only in your own country, please share.

If you could find room in your own home because your heart is big enough for "other people's" children, please click this link to reach out to our national staff. The amount of heart and mind behind each individual is overflowing with the good news that hosting could bring your family, your home, your community.

IMPORTANT: Our regulations and requirements to host are simple and you can plan ahead. Small children, mid-sized children, empty nest, same s*x, variety of religious practices, all the colors of the rainbow, moderate home to luxury home, retired to overworked. We know it all. There is one for you if you meet the requirements and have a school option. A student coming in is perfect for your home, I promise. Even if you have to cut back on meats to eat more vegetables because that great kid is a vegetarian. Vegans too. Some are no pork eaters. But more important, they see bigger and want to share that.

JUST AS IMPORTANT: If now is not your time, we get it. Going through a rough divorce, yet you need to rise instead of being dropped.
We need you.
If you've lost a loved one and you need something to smile about. We need you.
If you love animals and can help others who love animals find their own "Furever Family".
We need you.
If you think the world is bigger than your small community. We need to show you something.... You're right!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Check out the opportunity to become a set of boots on the ground, without being able to host right now.
Our Local Coordinator position pays for some of our most critical volunteer tasks. Help fill your travel funds jar with us!
www.yfuusa.org/become-a-coordinator

And hurry please, my own children are coming home in both August and September. I'm finally taking a long delayed trip to see my Scottish daughter, with a short stop for love from two families in Denmark come October.



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www.yfuusa.org/apply

04/27/2023

YFU will be there! Stop out. Great event, Super food, And lots of fun shows and demonstrations.

09/15/2022

We are doing one last reach out if you know of anyone who may be interested in hosting an exchange student either for a full school year or for at least 12 weeks. Please reach out with any questions! Here is a message from our CEO, Scot Messing.

"My hope is that you read through [profiles of] these final 11 students and find one that fits, say to yourself “that’s my kid”, or recognize in these students a friend or family member that might make the perfect host family and see that it happens!.

Time for some hoops, game on for Leonardo, 16-year-old male, Brazil

Pumpkin patches and turkey. Make the next couple of holidays memorable with Sarin (aka Knight), 17-year-old Thailand

Color your world a little brighter this year with the art of Naima, 15-year-old female, Germany

East meets west to be become well rounded. Shape the future of Saphol (aka Ray), 17-year-old male, Thailand

Attention dog lovers, meet Joaquim, 17-year-old male

Creative and sporty, relaxed and kind. Make your family happy and host Kei, 16-year-old male, Japan

Now ready to take the stage, give a warm welcome to Carolina, 16-year-old female, Brazil

Sports, stocks, swimming…I’ll take words that start with “S” please!

Play a round of your favorite game show this year with Tom, 16-year-old male, Poland

Tired of dull moments? You won’t find one if you host Shaun, 15-year-old male, Japan

A cooking club member looking for new desert recipes this year! Welcome Siwakan (aka Fortune), 16-year-old female, Thailand

French cuisine and a pet lover? Sounds like he’ll fit in perfectly with any family. Meet Kylian, 16-year-old male, France "

Message me with any questions or for more detailed profiles!!!

08/20/2022

Would anyone be interested in hosting an exchange student on a temporary basis? Due to Covid, Youth for Understanding still had some amazing kids to place with families for this school year.
What would your commitment be? You would commit to hosting them for 6 weeks. You would help them to get involved in the school and community so that we could find a new host family for them to go to when your 6 week commitment is up.
You would provide a bed in a bedroom, three meals per day, and the love and support of a family. Students would have their own health insurance and spending money and would attend the local public high school.
Please contact me if you have any questions or any thoughts about doing this (I promise that I will not pester you or make you feel bad if you decide it is not for you!)
You can "meet the kids" on our website at yfuusa.org and choose the kid that would best fit with your family!
If you want to support us, but can't host, please share this on your page and other social media!!!!
[email protected]

08/09/2022

If you know anyone who may be interested in hosting a high school exchange student in the fall, you could earn $100 if they host!
Youth for Understanding (est.1951) is looking for host families for a few last amazing kids for the upcoming school year! If you want to share any information on your social media, I am happy to send you something or answer any questions you may have! Referrals can be added to our website!

Want to earn a little extra cash this summer while having a positive impact on your community?  Refer an awesome family or individual you know to host with YFU!