05/13/2026
‼️🌎 We are still in need of host families for 3 Japanese girls ages 13-15. Please consider hosting and submit your application asap: https://www.states4hexchange.org/apply/host/
Here are some details:
-Dates July 22 – Aug 15
-No previous 4-H experience is required
-Host Family must be available to pick up and drop off delegate in Richmond
-Delegate Host Families must have youth host sibling to match to a same gender Japanese delegate. Host siblings should be 10+ years old
-All applying Host families will be screened and interviewed as part of our risk management protocol.
-Families hosting youth delegates must provide adult supervision during the time of the exchange/homestay
-There is no financial stipend
-Delegates have a range of English language abilities.
-Delegates are here to experience every day American life. No special activities need to be planned.
-Host Families will receive support from the state coordinator and other host families before, during & after the exchange (not financial)
Host families should apply directly here and select Virginia as their state: https://www.states4hexchange.org/apply/host/
Please contact Wendy Herdman at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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