Host an International High School Exchange Student (Ruston, LA)

About the role

ERDT/SHARE! is a global non-profit educational foundation that has been providing international student exchange services to host families and international teens since 1974. SHARE! High School Exchange Program is seeking caring individuals and families to host international exchange students for a semester or a full school year. Students are 14–18 years old and come from countries including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Japan, South Korea, China, Brazil, Mexico, and many others. Our students are excited to experience American family life, attend their local high school, and become a true member of your family while sharing their own culture and traditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide a caring and stable home environment for an international exchange student.
• Welcome the student into your family and support their integration into American family life.
• Assist the student in attending their local high school and adapting to school life.
• Encourage cultural exchange by sharing your own traditions and learning about the student's culture.

Requirements

• Have a caring heart and a stable home.
• Be willing to welcome a student into your family for a semester or full school year.
• Open to two-parent families (with or without children), single parents, single adults, retired couples, or empty nesters.

📞 800-941-3738 • 🌐 sharesouthwest.org/contact