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What is Hosting?

At AYUSA, we believe the best way to experience another culture is by making a young person from another country a part of your family and home.  Hosting an AYUSA exchange student is the perfect way to share your culture and traditions while experiencing and welcoming those from another country.

We firmly believe that one connection has the power to change the world.  What better way to make a difference than by welcoming a young person from another country to your own home and community?  The impact of this connection can last a lifetime and benefit your family in ways you never imagined.

What are the Benefits of Hosting?

  • Exposing your family to a new culture and language
  • Growing closer as a family as you help the exchange student to learn about your town and area
  • Experiencing the joys of having a new family member to love
  • Practicing hospitality and generosity with your own family
  • Developing a relationship with a foreign teenager that may last for years to come
  • Supporting diversity and cross-cultural understanding in your own home
  • Giving back to your community
  • Helping to make a difference in the world

There is no such thing as a "typical" AYUSA Host Family.  Whether you live in a rural or an urban community, and regardless of the shape and size of your family, you are invited to host an AYUSA exchange student.  We believe that all families can benefit from participating in cultural exchange by hosting an AYUSA exchange student.

Host Family Requirements

As an AYUSA Host Family, your financial responsibility is minimal.  Your exchange son or daughter asks that you provide three meals a day and a bedroom (either private or shared) with a host sibling of the same gender.  Families are simply asked to provide a safe, warm, and nurturing environment while sharing their American culture with their student.

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