About Youth For Understanding USA
Year Founded: YFU in 1951
Some things you’re born with. Other things—your confidence, your individuality and perspective—you will discover. Since 1951, Youth For Understanding (YFU) has helped students all over the globe find themselves, expand their world and discover intercultural opportunities through studying abroad.
YFU is a intercultural youth exchange program (high school study abroad) for a select group of student who are ready to embark on a journey not just of distance and geography, but of culture and self-transformation. Students become part of a host family, appreciate the nuances of a foreign language, but more importantly, gain confidence.