Agency Details:

Face The World El Paso

Face The World Foundation (FTW) is a nonprofit educational and cultural exchange organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1980, FTW has promoted global learning and exchange by offering opportunities for international high school students to experience life in the U.S. The goal of cultural exchange program is to provide students, host families, schools, and communities with a quality experience that will not only enhance personal growth, but also will establish lasting friendships. Face The World Foundation is designated by the U. S. Department of State to sponsor students on a J-1 visa. We are also endorsed by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET).

Description:
Face The World offers Academic Semester (5-month) or Year-long (10-month) programs for students to live and attend school in the U.S. Foreign students, ages 15 to 18, travel to the United States for 5 or 10 months during which time they live with a volunteer host family and attend a local high school.

During the application and acceptance process, students are screened for academic performance, English ability, and emotional maturity. Orientation is provided prior to departure and after arrival in the United States. Students and host families are supervised and counseled by local Community Representatives, who provide continual updates on students to our national office and the overseas agency who stays in touch with the students' parents.

History:
Face The World's programs are designed to provide excellent educational opportunities and an intensive cross-cultural experience to select international students that will expand their normal scope of world understanding. We offer Semester and Academic Year programs for full-time study in an American high school to students between the ages of 15 and 18. Students are placed in high schools across the country. Each student lives with a carefully selected volunteer Host Family and is supported by the Community Representative assigned to that community. All students are provided with medical coverage, emergency assistance through our 24-hour Emergency Hotline, and direct communication with the overseas sponsor and natural family

Contact people:

Barbara Rodgers, Community Representative, (phone), (email) Crystal Martinez, Regional Director, (phone), (email) Brittney Gimble, Community Representative, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (415) 257-4784

Address:

11005 Essex Falls Lane El Paso, TX 79934 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.facetheworld.org

Directions:

Far NE off Sean Haggerty

Last updated on November 17, 2009