Youth For Understanding USA

Mission: To foster intercultural understanding, mutual respect, and social responsibility through educational exchanges for youth, families, and communities

A non-profit international educational organization with partners in more than 60 different countries, Youth For Understanding is one of the worlds oldest, largest and most respected intercultural exchange programs. More than 250,000 students and their host families have benefited from the support and expertise of YFU. The YFU global network is united by the belief that full cultural immersion is the most effective means to gain the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly multicultural, interconnected and competitive global society.

YFU advances intercultural understanding, life-long learning, global competencies, mutual respect, and social responsibility through transformational educational exchanges for generations of youth, families, and communities, supported by dedicated volunteers and professional staff.