States' 4-H High School Exchange Hosting Application: 2024-2025

PROGRAM DEADLINE: June 01, 2024 at 12:30 AM PDT

Description

American families have the opportunity to host a high school student for one academic year (August-June). Students are enrolled in public high school and participate in school activities as members of their host families. This year, States' 4-H places students from Japan and South Korea through AYP. 

State coordinators and local representatives in the host community provide support services for host families and exchange students throughout the school year.

Information for Host Families

Are you interested in other countries? Would you like to welcome an international student into your home? Host families come in all shapes and sizes and reflect the diversity of the United States. What they have in common is their eagerness to open their homes and hearts to a young person from another culture. Our families are warm, welcoming people who are proud to share their American culture and lifestyle. They are also interested in learning about other countries and cultures via their exchange student. 

Requirements

To be eligible to apply to host a States' 4-H high school exchange student, host families must:

  1. Understand this is a volunteer-based opportunity, host families are not paid.
  2. Have an enthusiasm for learning about different cultures and a desire to share American culture with an exchange student.
  3. Not be receiving federal aid for food or housing.
  4. Be able to provide the exchange student with the following:
  • Their own bed (can share a room with one sibling of the same sex).
  • Three square meals per day.
  • A place to study and do homework.
  • A safe and caring environment.

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