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Youth
For Understanding USA
www.fsu-usa.org
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Your Time, Change Your
World.
YFU
USA is Seeking Volunteers to
work with Exchange Students
and Host Families in your
area
If
you enjoy working with young
people and families and want
to make a difference in the
world, volunteering at Youth
For Understanding (YFU) USA
may be right for you.
As
a YFU volunteer you’ll get
to know teenagers who are
adventurous, eager to learn
and want to make a
difference in the future.
You’ll meet interesting
people and enhance your
relationships with people in
your community and
workplace. You’ll provide
support and guidance to
students and families, and
learn more about family
dynamics. Most of all,
you’ll be making a
significant contribution to
improving cultural awareness
and international
understanding—changing
your world a little bit at a
time.
YFU
Volunteer Opportunities
YFU
volunteers provide support
to students, families,
programs, and other
volunteers in a wide variety
of ways. From conducting
student orientations to
making classroom
presentations, problem
solving with international
students and their host
families to arranging social
activities, there is truly a
place for everyone at YFU.
Whether you are a returned
exchange alumnus, a parent,
a retired person, or a
college student— we
welcome people of all
backgrounds to work with us.
Whatever your skills and
interests are, there is a
volunteer opportunity to
match them!
Why
Volunteer?
In
addition to supporting
life-changing experiences
for young people from around
the world, volunteering for
YFU provides you with
significant benefits.
Volunteering will:
•
Enhance your leadership
skills.
•
Improve your interpersonal
skills, such as
understanding people better,
motivating others, and
dealing with difficult
situations.
•
Help you develop better
communication and public
speaking skills.
•
Share US culture and provide
the opportunity to learn
more about world cultures.
YFU
Volunteering is Flexible and
Engaging
YFU
volunteers can choose from a
variety of positions to suit
their interests, needs and
schedule. The hours are
flexible, and you can even
be a virtual volunteer
without ever leaving your
home! YFU also gives you the
freedom to promote programs
in creative ways in your own
community. You can work as a
team, individually, with a
friend or family member.
A
wide range of program
volunteer positions are
available at YFU, including
American Overseas
Volunteers, Area
Coordinators and
Representatives,
International student
volunteers and trainers. YFU
provides all the training
and tools you need, in both
one-on-one and self-guided
formats.
YFU
relies on the skills of
volunteers to perform a wide
range of tasks, including:
•
Administrative activities
that help YFU provide more
effective services to other
volunteers, students, and
families.
•
Interviewing prospective
host families and/or
teenagers who want to study
abroad.
•
Planning and conducting
orientations for
international students,
American Overseas students,
host families, and/or
natural families.
•
Delivering presentations
about YFU programs to groups
at schools and community
events.
•
Recruiting host families
and/or American Overseas
students for YFU programs.
•
Supporting international
students and their host
families while on program,
and pre-departure support to
American Overseas students
and their natural families.
How
to Volunteer
Youth
For Understanding volunteers
are vital to the success of
YFU programs around the
world. If you have decided
to join our global family of
volunteers, there are three
ways to get started:
1.
Call Toll-Free
1-866-4-YFU-USA
(1-866-493-8872) and speak
to a YFU representative
immediately.
2.
Submit your application
online at our web site,
www.yfu-usa.org. Once your
application has been
submitted, you will be
contacted by a local
volunteer or staff person.
3.
Download the Volunteer
Application, print it out,
complete is and mail it to
YFU headquarters. Or you can
fax your application to
240-235-2104.
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