LOOKING FOR A LOVING VOLUNTEER FAMILY TO HOST
ORGANIZATION: Greenheart Exchange
Please visit the new page to apply.
If you want to make lasting long life connections throughout the world, this is for you!
Join Greenheart Exchange as a host family!
Host families are loving, supportive, and caring individuals (married, single, kids/no kids) that students stay with throughout the academic year while attending local high schools. Hosts provide 3 meals a day, a bed/place to study, and transportation to/from school. Exchange students will have their own insurance and spending money. Supervision of students while on program is provided by our Local Coordinator (LC), helping to support and guide them along the way. Application, reference, back ground check, home visit, orientations, and maintain monthly contact with LC are part of the vetting & commitment to hosting.
If interested, you must apply online at hostwithgreenheart.org
MEET OUR STUDENTS
Jonas from Czech Republic and Elisa from Germany that will arrive just before school begins in the fall.
Jonas is a 16-year-old boy from Czech Republic. He says he started practicing Muay Thai in September 2022. He enjoys this sport a lot. It's also called Thai boxing. Friends and family are very important to him. He enjoys traveling a lot. He also enjoys going to the movies or skateboarding. He is very interested in fashion and thinks he may be a fashion designer one day. Jonas is a very nice and friendly young man. He is independent and flexible. He is excited to meet his host family and make new friends. He is also very sporty and would like to join a sports team at his American High School.
Elisa, I am a 16-year-old girl from Germany. She has been horseback riding once a week for 12 years and I also like to be around animals at home. After school and on weekends, spends time with her parents to play board games or go to town for ice cream or shopping. Likes meeting her friends to cook or watch a movie together. Favorite subjects at school are English and French and after she graduates, would like to travel a bit and then go to university, but doesn't know exactly what she wants to be yet. Apart from that, she says, "I been a vegetarian for several years. Since I was little, I have wanted brothers and sisters but have remained an only child, so I hope to have siblings with my host family!"
Any further questions, feel free to reach out to me by phone, Tara, 402-540-6932 or email, tjasinski@greenheart.org
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About Greenheart Exchange
Location:
742 LaSalle Drive, c/o Tara Jasinski, Regional Director, Chicago, IL 60654, US
Mission Statement
Mission and Vision: Since 1985, Greenheart International has been a catalyst for global transformation through the facilitation of cultural exchange programs, eco-fair trade purchasing, personal development opportunities, volunteer service initiatives, and environmental advocacy projects. Our mission of connecting people and planet to create global leaders drives all that we do in each of our branches: Greenheart Travel, Greenheart Shop, Greenheart Transforms, and Greenheart Exchange. Greenheart International is endorsed by the City of Chicago for the promotion of international education, environmental awareness, and citizen diplomacy. With an ardent commitment to sustainable practices, a steadfast dedication to expanding worldviews, and an abiding passion for planetary change, we are guided by our vision of a united and flourishing global family. Branches Greenheart's four branches focus on cultural exchange, fair trade and social transformation.
Description
Greenheart Exchange is a division of the nonprofit, Greenheart International.
We are a designated sponsor of the U.S. Department of State for the following J-1 Exchange Visitor Programs:
- Secondary School (High School Program)
- Intern and Trainee
- Summer Work Travel
Greenheart Exchange is a branch of Greenheart International, a nonprofit that connects people and planet to create global leaders through personal development, volunteer service, environmentalism, fair trade, and cultural exchange.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Somerville, MA 02143
DATE POSTED
March 20, 2024
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Cooking / Catering
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Host families commits to academic year, 1st or 2nd semester hosting.
- Have a valid U.S. driver’s license Have an internet connection Pass a Criminal Background Check Have reliable transportation