Holly Renken of Madison, international exchange coordinator for EF Foundation for Foreign Study, is currently looking for families to open their hearts and homes to high school foreign exchange students.
As a coordinator for EF Foundation's high school exchange program, Renken matches host families and exchange students with similar interests and keeps in touch with them throughout the year.
In the past, exchange students have come to live in our communities from Germany, Australia, Sweden, Norway and Italy and are between the ages of 15 and 18. Together, exchange students and their host families create life-changing, lasting friendships that build bridges of understanding across the globe.
Since 1979, EF Foundation's team of local coordinators and staff has helped 100,000 students from nearly 30 countries live and learn in the United States. EF Foundation's combination of local support and global reach has made it one of the largest facilitators of high school exchange for students coming to the United States.
To learn more about hosting an exchange student, contact Renken at hollyrenken@gmail.com or 605-270-9525, or visit www.effoundation.org.
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