A lifetime of thanks to YFU and to a host family that would become simply – family
The summer I graduated high school (in Berkley, Michigan), I spent two months in Japan through the YFU program.
Read More YFU Board Chair Daryl Weinert and former President & CEO Michael E. Hill meet at Chautauqua Institution to converse about study abroad
YFU Board Chair Daryl Weinert visited former President & CEO Michael E. Hill at Chautauqua Institution.
Read More YFU USA Celebrates Host Family Appreciation Day
YFU USA kicked off Host Family Appreciation Day 2017 by releasing a very special video of current international students thanking…
Read More Conquering the Seven Summits: Andrew Towne to Participate in Facebook Live Stream on 6/1
Join us on Thursday, June 1st (around 6:30pm EST) when he’ll be joining us at our national headquarters in Washington,…
Read More YFU Alum & Board Member Reaches Top of Mt. Everest
The 2000 Grand Forks Central graduate summited Mount Everest late Wednesday night, International Mountain Guides confirmed, completing his quest to…
Read More YFU Alum & Trustee Returns to Everest: Update #6
We’re excited to share that YFU Alum & Board member Andrew has summited Everest!
Read More YFU USA Exchanges Once Again Recognized for Quality and Safety
Youth For Understanding USA (YFU) is pleased to announce that The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) continues to…
Read More From Cold War to travel ban, Ann Arbor-founded exchange program promotes “one-on-one diplomacy”
Deb Anderson sums up Youth For Understanding (YFU), the nonprofit her grandmother founded 65 years ago in Ann Arbor, with a simple…
Read More Summer’s a great time to dive into a foreign language
“For a lot of kids, summer is a time to travel intellectually as well as literally, to dive headlong into new languages and cultures in a way that classroom learning…
Read More YFU Alum Morten Andersen named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
NFL’s all-time leading scorer (and YFU alum), Morten Andersen named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame! “The leading scorer in NFL history didn’t know the first thing about American…
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