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Can anyone help me to find a host family? I am a girl, 16 years old, I live in Kosovo. My dream is to study and live in USA but to go there I need help as well. I need to find a host family. I've been searching in a lot of websites but I didn't find nothing worthy. If anyone knows how can I find a host family, or anyone who can connect me with a host family, would help me a lot making my dream come true. I really need to move, to go to the USA because life here is so hard and sad. I want ... (Asked by Lana)
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I think you need to find a high school first, after it accepts you and understands your situation, I believe that the school will arrange a host family for you....(Answered by lene123)

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Anyone interested in hosting a foreign exchange student for the 2007-2008 school year? Give students an opportunity to get to know our wonderful country. Become host parents to a foreign child seeking to eagerly learn about our country and its traditions and education. ... (Asked by mysticaldreamer9)
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It costs $7000 to $11,000 to take care of a teenager for the entire school year. Exchange placement agencies' revenues are from $1 million to $12 million but none of this money goes to host families. It is a huge responsibility so get lots of information before committing to be a host family. These foreign students deserve good host families properly screened with fingerprint-based criminal background checks. Just some stuff to think about....(Answered by tiffy)

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Looking for Host Families for Exchange Students - Are you interested ??? We have students coming from Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Vietnam, Morocco and Spain this year - maybe some other countries soon as well. They all need good, caring host families in the U.S. to make their stay memorable, safe and happy. There is so much more information than I can list here, so please visit our Web site at www.effoundation.com or email me (click on my name above) and I will be happy to answer your questions! ... (Asked by AV8RGAL)
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Are you going to do fingerprint-based criminal background checks or do you think that you are an expert that won't be fooled by a sexual predator of other criminal that wants to host? By the way, EF Foundation makes over $9 million a year and the officers make $95,000. How much do you get paid? Bet you make good money! Check out the Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange....(Answered by tiffy)

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Hosting foreign exchange student? I am interested in hosting a foreign exchange student. How would I get started? ... (Asked by halts4)
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Try going to the website of a company such as ISE (www.iseusa.com). I am in my second year hosting with them and have had good experiences both times....(Answered by auskan2002)

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Exchange students and host families? Do you know a good website that links prospective host families with exchage students? I tried search engines but nothing useful came up. ... (Asked by soulja_619)
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Have you tried contacting an exchange organization? Youth For Understanding is good....(Answered by Brundige)

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We are a Canadian family looking to host a private student.? We have hosted several students, most of the students enrolled in the programs are Asian, we would love to meet different cultures. Also because we have so much experience, we often are given the most difficult students. Not always a pleasant experience for our family.When you go through the schools or local recruiting organizations, you do not get the opportunity to interview the student yourself and see that they are a good match for the family. Once they give you a student, it is VERY challenging to get rid of them. Our current one has stollen from us, lies to ... (Asked by Savannah)
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I would suggest you contact AFS. They are a great exchange program, and wouldnt put up with the kind of crap you are describing. They are one of the most reputable exchange programs there are. And I am positive that they will work with you on the region that your student comes from....(Answered by bmwdriver11)

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Hosting a foreign exchange student.. ? Does anyone know a good program that my family can participate in to host a foreign exchange student? We would like to host a student from a Spanish speaking country, who also knows some English, because i know a good bit of Spanish. Thanks! ... (Asked by Diego)
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An organization called AFS is reputable and places students from other countries in communities around the world. I worked closely with them as a high school principal, and they were always professional and helpful in placing foreign students in our community. We had up to eight a year from different countries. It was always a rich cultural experience for us as well as for the foreign students. I hope this helps....(Answered by warren1515)

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Searching for host families? Placing students now in southeastern Wisconsin. Would you like to be a host parent? ... (Asked by Amy D)
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Where I live here in Europe we had students from France staying here. What a nightmare, they rang up bills etc....(Answered by Countessa)

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Hosting a foreign exchange student...what are the steps? It's just me and my dad. I'm 17 and was wanting to host a foreign exchange student for the spring semester. Is it ok that it's just me and my dad? How do i go about applying for someone to come live with me? What are the qualifications for hosting one? I live in Mcalester oklahoma ... (Asked by kaycee)
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You need to go through an agency that has representatives in your area. Ask the conselors at school. The agency will have their own and will enforce government guidelines. Things like criminal background check, clean and safe housing, auto insurance in force, etc. The exchange student is assessed for academic preparation, English skills, and maturity. As a single parent, your father may raise a few concerns. To be blunt, there's less supervision by a wife to make sure he isn't diddling the exchange student. Not that he would, but out of thousands of placements, ...(Answered by David in Kenai)

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Host Family? Does anyone know of any families, or single people in Bakersfield, CA who would be willing to host a wonderful exchange student this fall? ... (Asked by indusa)
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This is a dangerous way to be looking for families. Check out the Committee of Safety for Foreign Exchange Students for more help and information. Be very careful of single people - what if it is a sexual predator?...(Answered by Jessica)

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