Online Host Family Application

Thank you for beginning the host family application process. The completion of this application does not confirm the placement of a YFU student in your home. This application is used together with an interview report to select host families. Please note that the Department of State requires that YFU USA complete a background check on all volunteers, host families and staff; your authorization will be requested during the application process. For any questions related to completing the application, call your local YFU representative or District Office at 1- 866-4-YFU-USA.

Fields in bold are required.

Parent #1 (Main Contact with YFU)
Full legal name required. If you do not have a middle name, please enter "none"
Parent #2
Full legal name required. If you do not have a middle name, please enter 'none'
Household
Optional Information
YFU appreciates your providing the following information. It is for statistical use only and will not be used by YFU in making host family decisions.

Additional Household Members
Please use this space to provide information on additional household members (i.e. children or other adults) and identify their relationship to your future exchange student. If any of the household members are 18 or older then please enter their full legal name (If they do not have a middle name, please enter 'none').
Household Member #1
Household Member #2
Household Member #3
Household Member #4
Household Member #5
Local High School
Nearest Airport
Local Newspaper
If selected, YFU would like celebrate your role as a YFU host family in the community. Please provide this information if you agree to have such an article submitted on your behalf.

Hosting Preference
Family Interests
Please specify the interests and activities that are most important to your family members.
Emergency Contacts
Please provide the names of two people who YFU may contact in an emergency if we are unable to reach an immediate family member.
Emergency Contact #1
Emergency Contact #2
References
Please list three people who have known your family for at least three years who are not YFU USA volunteers or employees. There should be one reference for each parent (two for Parent #1 if yours is a single parent household) and the third should be a family relative.
Reference #1
Reference #2
Family Reference
Disclosures
Please explain the details for any 'Yes' responses in the "Additional Information" section.

To your knowledge, do you or any family member:

Have any of the following events occurred within the last twelve months?
Additional Information
Please use this space to provide comments related to any of the above sections including Household Members, Hosting Preference and Disclosures. Or you may provide additional information about your household, lifestyle or schedule that you think YFU and/or an exchange student should know.

Referrals

Please provide the names of others who you think would like to hear about YFU opportunities, including hosting an exchange student, supporting an exchange student, or for teenagers, going on an international exchanges.