Host families sought for exchange
April 16, 2014
907-474-5406
4/16/2014
ÐÓ°Épro families with a child aged 10-15 may host a Japanese student for four weeks this summer through the 4-H Global Citizenship program.
Host families are sought for the July 26 to Aug. 22 exchange. Exchange coordinator Jason Floyd said hosts don’t need to speak Japanese — they just need to be willing to share their lives and friendship with a young person from another country. The students arrive prepared to share Japanese culture and cook a Japanese meal. They are eager to experience daily life in ÐÓ°Épro and to do whatever the family normally does, he said.
There is no fee for a host family to participate. The goal of the program is to prepare ÐÓ°Épro youths to live and work in the global economy while making new friends.
The exchange program has existed for 40 years. For more information or to host a youth, go to or contact Jason Floyd at jfloyd1@alaska.edu or 907-262-5824. 4-H is a national youth leadership development program administered by the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service.
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