Host an International High School Exchange Student (Youngsville, 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! your heart and home. Change a Life. Open your home to a high school exchange student and experience the world without leaving home! 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. Every SHARE! student speaks English, has comprehensive medical insurance, has spending money for personal expenses, and is carefully screened and selected before arriving in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide a caring and stable home for an international exchange student.
• Welcome the student into your family and support their integration into American family life.
• Encourage the student to attend their local high school and participate in school activities.
• Facilitate 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 a full school year.
• Open to two-parent families (with or without children), single parents, single adults, retired couples, or empty nesters.

Qualifications

No specific qualifications beyond the requirements listed above; the program welcomes a diverse range of host families.

Benefits

• Experience the world without leaving home.
• Change a life by hosting an international student.
• Share your culture and learn about another.

Schedule

Hosting opportunities are available for a semester or a full school year.

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