Host a YFU Exchange Student Webinar
Interested in hosting an exchange student? 🌍 Join us for an informative webinar to learn how hosting with Youth For Understanding (YFU) can create meaningful global connections and impact your…
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Overcoming Hosting Challenges Together: Nisa’s Story
Studying abroad or hosting an exchange student can be a life-changing experience, filled with growth, discovery, and, sometimes, challenges. Whether inspired by a desire to explore the world, connect with…
Read More How to Become a Host Family With YFU
Hosting an exchange student can be an incredibly rewarding experience. As a host family, you will provide guidance, love, and…
Read More Discover The Top 6 Benefits of Hosting an Exchange Student with YFU
If you’re on the fence about whether to host an international student (or two!) in your home for the school…
Read More Ordinary Wonders: Ramen Noodles
To an exchange student, this everyday thing could be the most remarkable thing on earth. It’s what we call an…
Read More The Power of Exchange to Fight Xenophobia and Celebrate Diversity
YFU’s mission remains as vital as ever. For almost 70 years, the YFU experience strives to correct false impressions and stereotypes that are all too easily formed. As an intercultural…
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Host Family Virtual Information Night
Pop into our Virtual Information Nights (VIN) and get your hosting questions answered LIVE!!  This evening’s event will feature a short presentation on what it’s like to be a host family…
Read More Reasons Why Being a Host Sibling is the Best
Hosting an exchange student for a year or even a semester is a transformative experience for everyone in your family,…
Read More Celebrating our Founder and the Volunteer Spirit
Our Founder and inspiration, Dr. Rachel Andresen, would’ve been 112 today! It is also the beginning of National Volunteer Week
Read More Love, Curiosity, and Kindness
That’s what Elisabeth Egel says about the planet we all share since experiencing life in the United States on her…
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