Local Coordinator Melissa Jackson - AYA

Looking for families willing to open their home to welcome an exchange student for 6-8 weeks! Message me for more info! Students arrive in August!

This is the time of year when we find all our host families for next fall! It seems so early, but after choosing the student you wish to host you are able to develop a relationship with them before they arrive!
Our family has hosted two students who are like daughters to us - lifelong friendships over many miles!!
Message me for more info! Both Union Co and CMS schools are limited filling up as early as April! I’m also happy to connect you with other families in the area currently hosting so you can hear their experiences!

Students benefit greatly from hearing about different cultures from their peers!! Ben from Liberia shared at his high school about his culture.

Love that I got to learn more about Kuwait as Ruby shared about her culture in my children’s elementary school!

Great article about the importance and opportunity of hosting a student! This year we have both a FLEX and a YES student in our local cluster of students! We will have a few students available in January from Malaysia!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/evan-ryan/hosting-an-exchange-stude_b_5493728.html

Hosting an Exchange Student Expands Your World

This week our exchange students are heading to Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens to volunteer at the Chinese Lantern Festival! Part of the fun of hosting an exchange student is being able to participate in new experiences with them!

School is a month away and we still have 51 students needing host families for 2017-2018! Ask your friends and family if they would consider welcoming a student for 6-8 weeks to give them an opportunity to participate in this academic year!

We are looking for new host families for the 2017-2018 school year. As a host family you can choose the student you wish to host and also choose if you want to host as a:
-Welcome Family (4-8 weeks)
-Semester Family
-Full year (10 mo) Family

We would love to have you join our community!!

Halfway through my first year as a local coordinator and I can truly say that these students lives are changed having spent a semester on the other side of the world! Thank you to my incredible host families for giving them that opportunity!

Early morning flight with these 2- headed to California for grant students mid year orientation!

It's always fun to have a bonus sister for a few nights!!!