Online Paperwork Portal!
It is easy to become a Host Family or International Exchange Coordinator (IEC) with our Online Paperwork Portal. Learn how to start your application process today!
Criminal Background Checks
All household members 18 and over in prospective host family and IEC households must submit to a criminal background check. Please click the link that says "click here" in the gold box below to enter the Criminal Background Check Portal.
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Criminal Background Check Portal
All household members 18 and over in prospective host family and IEC households must submit to a criminal background check. Please click here to enter the Criminal Background Check Portal.
Benefits for Local Coordinators
Real Stories
"In our small way, we’re promoting world peace. We’re putting faces to foreign countries. Where we live, a lot of people don’t get the chance to travel, so we’re bringing a little bit of Germany or Indonesia here—culture that’s important for our kids. Yes, we’re helping students from all over the world, but we’re also helping America."
Bruce & Trina
Texas
Being an IEC isn’t just about doing good! Below are just some of the many benefits of getting involved.
Join an Amazing Family
As a member of the EF Foundation family, you’ll benefit from our exclusive multi-tiered system of support. We offer individual training and guidance on both the local and national levels. No other exchange organization works as hard to ensure your individual success, or offers the type of personalized service we offer!
Earn Rewards
Through EF Foundation’s special incentive program, you earn reward points for each exchange student you place with a host family. This means you can have the opportunity to see the world with free airfare, or receive cool merchandise like computers and iPods. And because we value the contributions our IECs make year after year, we’ve instituted an Olympic Program, unique among exchange organizations. The longer you work with EF Foundation, the greater the rewards you’re eligible for!
Travel
As well as attending all expenses paid meetings in places such as Chicago or Los Angeles, you may also qualify for incentive trips to exotic destinations like Hawaii or the Dominican Republic with other EF Foundation family members. To see the exciting travel rewards for which you can qualify, click here.
Get Reimbursed
EF Foundation offers reimbursements for necessary expenses as determined by the Boston office. After all, our program couldn’t exist without your hard work!
Use EF Foundation Resources
EF Foundation coordinators gain access to a wealth of host family recruiting tools such as flyers, posters, press releases, media advisories, and public service announcements. There’s no need for you to worry when it comes to promoting the program in your area. We’ve done the work for you! You’ll also be able to use a number of online planning tools—a benefit you won’t get with any other exchange program.
Do it Together!
Many of our IECs are IEC couples—husbands and wives who work as a team to bring exchange to their hometown. Being local coordinators is a great way for you and your spouse to spend time doing good together.
Be Proud of Your Contribution
As an International Exchange Coordinator, you’ll be a leader in your community. Even better, you’ll have the chance to really make a difference in the lives of exchange students, many of whom will go on to be leaders in their home countries.
Multiply Your Power to Change the World
As a host parent, you’ll change the world one student at a time. As an IEC who gets to choose how many students as you'd like to mentor throughout the year, you’ll have the ability to make an even bigger impact. Of course, you can host and be an IEC at the same time. Many people do!
Make New Friends, Learn New Things, and Have Fun
Each student you supervise offers new opportunities for laughs, learning, and lifetime friendships. Many IECs feel that this is the only benefit that truly matters!
