YFU MINNESOTA WELCOMES YOU!!

Established in 1951 by Dr. Rachel Andresen, YFU is an educational, registered, non-profit organization that prepares young people for their responsibilities and opportunities in a changing, interdependent world. see details.

January Letter to the Field

Happy New Year everyone!                        01/05/2012

Here we are, 5 months into the exchange experience…

  Read more by clicking here or by clicking on the Monthly Address at the top for a letter from Betsy our Minneapolis Field Director...  

Be sure to CLICK EVENTS for details on the following:

Timberwolves’s NBA game: Sunday evening 2/19 @ 6pm w/ Philidelphia 76ers. Ticket price: $11 each sure to

First 40 exchange students to sign up will be able to join us for the fan tunnel for the Timberwolves players as they enter the arena playing floor from the dressing room...Photo w/ mascot CRUNCH on court after game

Guthrie Theatre Play (Mpls): Sat 4/16/12 @ 1pm.Tickets are FREE to exchange students as a YFU enrichment activity…..Hay Fever is a Noel Coward play. We will need 8 chaperones...

The procedure for COD (changing your departure or filling out a Change of Departure Request) is:  

1)       Check w/ your Natural Parents to formalize your plans

2)       Check the visa & passport expiration dates! (ok to return up to 30 days after visa expiration; Passport cannot be expired!)

3)       Make certain it is ok with your Host Parents without applying any pressure!

4)       Fill out the Change of Departure request w/ dates  

5)       Pay the COD fee (it does go up, the longer you wait) and include that check in the envelope and mail it all in.

6)  Understand that once you have extended your stay, you will need to purchase extra health & dental insurance for the duration of your stay

*German students: your Natural Parents need to do the COD from Germany.

We are always seeking host families. Please visit the Student Profile page to see a preview of some of our current students looking for homes. If you have any questions please contact us.