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A lifetime of thanks to YFU and to a host family that would become simply – family

8 years ago
The summer I graduated high school (in Berkley, Michigan), I spent two months in Japan through the YFU program.
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YFU Board Chair Daryl Weinert and former President & CEO Michael E. Hill meet at Chautauqua Institution to converse about study abroad

8 years ago
YFU Board Chair Daryl Weinert visited former President & CEO Michael E. Hill at Chautauqua Institution.
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YFU USA Celebrates Host Family Appreciation Day

8 years ago
YFU USA kicked off Host Family Appreciation Day 2017 by releasing a very special video of current international students thanking…
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Conquering the Seven Summits: Andrew Towne to Participate in Facebook Live Stream on 6/1

8 years ago
Join us on Thursday, June 1st (around 6:30pm EST) when he’ll be joining us at our national headquarters in Washington,…
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YFU Alum & Board Member Reaches Top of Mt. Everest

8 years ago
The 2000 Grand Forks Central graduate summited Mount Everest late Wednesday night, International Mountain Guides confirmed, completing his quest to…
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YFU Alum & Trustee Returns to Everest: Update #6

8 years ago
We’re excited to share that YFU Alum & Board member Andrew has summited Everest!
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YFU USA Exchanges Once Again Recognized for Quality and Safety

8 years ago
Youth For Understanding USA (YFU) is pleased to announce that The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) continues to…
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From Cold War to travel ban, Ann Arbor-founded exchange program promotes “one-on-one diplomacy”

8 years ago
Deb Anderson sums up Youth For Understanding (YFU), the nonprofit her grandmother founded 65 years ago in Ann Arbor, with a simple…
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Summer’s a great time to dive into a foreign language

8 years ago
“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…
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YFU Alum Morten Andersen named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

8 years ago
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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