Host Families

Share Your Home,
Change the World.

YFU Host Family Stories

Lieselot Decroix

International Student ♦ Belgium to Minnesota
Olympic Cyclist

Devon Morera

Host Sister ♦ New Jersey
Devon's family host a student from Germany

Laura Wang Frank Xu

Host Parents  ♦ New Jersey
Hosted a German Exchange Student

Sue and Frank Boley

Host Parents ♦ Michigan
Hosted 36 students from around the world

Jennifer Islas

Host Mom and Alumna ♦ California
Hosted students from Switzerland and Estonia

Paul and Lolly Scannell

Host Parents ♦ Connecticut
Hosted 21 students from around the world, including Yemen

Brad and LaDonna Stuart

Host Parents and Volunteers ♦ Michigan
Hosted students from China and Germany

Marya Young

Host Mom & International Alumna ♦ Ohio
Hosted student from China

Ellen Eastham

Host Mom  ♦ Texas
Hosted five exchange students from 1987 to 2009