BECOMING A VOLUNTEER HOST FAMILY
Making a Difference – One Placement and One Family at a Time!
Open your heart and home to an international high school student! We are looking for families just like yours who are willing to open up their heart and home to one of our students. Our families are interested in other cultures and youth and want the experience of a lifetime!
As a host family, you will become part of the worldwide FTW family, a leader in student exchange programs. Your generous hospitality, understanding, and enthusiasm form the foundation of our programs. You will build friendships and relationships with students and families around the world. By hosting an international student you are providing an opportunity for community and school outreach and can impact the lives of those around you.
FTW places students with volunteer host families in the United States who provide students with a caring and safe home environment. Host families are able to experience firsthand the joy of exchanging cultures. FTW host families open up their hearts and learn that youth from all around the world have many of the same qualities and interests as American youth. They treat our students like one of their own children. You will be providing your family with an experience and education that you could never get from a book. The student and family are quickly immersed into cultural exchange, and you are constantly seeing our country and world through different eyes.
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What is a normal host family?
A host family comes in many different shapes and sizes. There isn't a "normal" host family, as we have many different types of families, including single host mothers or fathers with or without children at home, older couples with no children at home, and families with children in the home. All meet the minimum standard requirements, and must be able to provide a loving home and meals. Our students come to the U.S. with their own insurance and personal spending money
We want our families to treat our students as they would one of their own children. These students become like one of your own and it will be something that you enjoy doing year after year.
FTW offers:
- Training and orientation sessions
- Thorough screening of host families, including in-home interviews and background checks.
- Continuous support and assistance from our full time staff and Community Representatives in your area. Our Community Representatives (CR) will be there to help you along the way as you welcome one of our students coming this year. Your CR will help you select a student who will fit in with your family, and who has some of the same interests and hobbies as your family.
- Thoroughly screened students who speak English and meet the requirements of the program that will ensure success for the family and student
- Host families have the opportunity to learn about other cultures without leaving home
- Insurance coverage for each student
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FTW students are:
- Between the ages of 15 and 18
- Thorough screening of host families, including in-home interviews and background checks.
- Outstanding leaders in their school and community
- Able to speak, read, and write in English
- Excited for the opportunity to share in American culture!
Our overseas clients send their students through Face the World Foundation because of the professional, positive, and personable staff that we have and the commitment and dedication that Face the World is known for around the world.
We offer a caring and supportive environment for our families and students and work very hard to provide a successful program for all. We are looking forward to working with you and welcoming you to the Face the World Family
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How do you apply to be a host family?
Face the World is looking for stable and nurturing host families. We have representatives throughout the U.S. and will arrange an interview with a Community Representative in your area. Single parents with children and elderly couples are welcome to apply. Please complete the survey form below and you may have a new face in your family! When you are finished, click the "Submit" button at the bottom to send us your form. Please contact us by email if you have additional questions.
All across the world, Face The World students are eagerly awaiting their host family placement. Contact us today and begin the adventure of a lifetime!
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FAQ and Concerns about Hosting:
- Why do students study in the U.S.?
- What are the benefits of being a host family?
- What is expected of host families?
- How do you apply to be a host family?
- What are the costs involved with hosting a student?
- Responsibilities of a Host Family?
- Can we travel with our student?
- How can we host we are too busy?
- What are the qualifications of becoming a Host Family?
- What happens if we are not successful as a Host Family?
- What Countries do the students come from?
- Do the students Speak English?
- What happens if they have a medical issue? Are they covered with Insurance?
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