USA, August 2002: Every year hundreds of vegetarian international high school students want to live with American families and attend American high schools for an academic year. To make this happen, AFS Intercultural Programs (formerly the American Field Service), a 55-year old, nonprofit organization, has to find families willing to host them for a school year. The benefits to both hosted student and host family are enormous. Hosting is something most families can do to improve international understanding and tolerance without even leaving home. What is required is a place for the student to stay, enjoy meals, and receive the care and guidance the family would provide for their own children. For more information on becoming or recommending a vegetarian host family, click “source” above.
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