Becoming a Host Family...

Choosing to become a Host Family is choosing to open your heart and your home to a foreign exchange student. Many of our host families rave about how wonderful the experience is for them and their whole family. If you are interested in making a difference in the life of one of our exchange students, please don't hesitate to contact us. For more information, call us today at 1-800-377-2232!

Fill out the "Host Family Application" ( or check out "Host Family Application in Spanish") and you are on your way! After we receive your information we will set up an interview with your family and one of our area Representatives near you to give you more information about this wonderful program and also help match you with an exchange student who would best suite your family.

From time to time we also have need of Temporary Host Families for a few days to a week or two. If you might be interested in serving in this capacity, please fill out our Temporary Host Family Application.

In order to view available students profiles, after you have been pre-screened and vetted by our staff, they will give you the password to our Host Tools to open more detailed available student Mini's and profile documents. Many smiling faces await you!

Host Family Guidelines:
Steps Involved in Placement
(Updated 8-31-11)
&
HOST
FAMILY
HANDBOOK

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Name		Description
	HOST FAMILY HANDBOOK-- Updated 7-22-11	This thiry-four page handbook explains in detail expectations of host families. It's a handy refernece that covers most situations that hosts might encounter with students placed with them.
	Host Family Guidelines--Steps in Placement in Spanish	This four page document outlines in Spanish all the steps involved in placing an international exchange student with a host family in the USA.
	Host Family Guidelines--Steps in Placement in English 8-30-11	This four-page Guide outlines the steps involved in placing an international exchange student in your home and what to expect while they are living with you..
	Sample MINI Profiles 12-9-11	Sample Mini Profiles of high school students from South America, South Korea, or China potentially available for placement in your home beginning December, 2011, or January, 2012. Once your application has been vetted and approved, you can request the password to access more detailed, current MINI Profiles of available students.

Maria Gracia with host family

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Name		Description
	Host/Student/Family Letters	Letters written by members of host families, exchange students and student's families.
	Host, Student and Family Letters	Letters written over the years.
	Host, Student and Family Letters	Letters written over the years.
	Host, Student and Family Letters	Letters written over the years.
	Host, Student and Family Letters	Letters written over the years.
	Host, Student and Family Letters	Letters written over the years.
	Host, Student and Family Letters	Letters written over the years.
	Host, Student and Family Letters	Letters written over the years.

Host family Finlay for exchange student program.

The Finlay Family

*40 Water Street, Suite 700, New Philadelphia, PA 17959*
phone: 800.377.2232/fax: 570.277.0607

A U.S. State Department Designated Program

Supervised by the Bureau of Educational And Cultural Affairs
A State Department Designated Organization

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