April 15, 2025
Japanese Youths Wanting a Kansas 4-H Host Family Experience
Looking for some new fun and excitement this summer? Host a new friend from Japan in your home this summer, July 23 – August 15. Kansas 4-H International Exchange Programs are offering hosting opportunities on the 2025 Kansas 4-H Japan Exchange Program to 40 families (36 youth and 3 adult chaperones) this summer. We need host families who would be willing to host a Japanese boy or girl; most are aged 13-16. We will make host family assignments matching each delegate with an American same-gender host sibling as soon as possible so that families and exchange delegates can communicate and get to know each other.
Any Kansas family with children aged 10-16 who is interested in the Japanese culture may host. A separate bed is required, but not necessarily a separate room from the host sibling. Delegates are 100 percent medically covered with 4-H insurance and bring their own spending money. They can go on host family vacations and camping trips or join their host sibling for summer camps and the county fair. The focus is everyday family life.
If you have further questions, please call or email any of the following:
Susanne Hokett, skhokett@gmail.com; 785-643-6511
Allison Lecklider, allisonlecklider@yahoo.com; 785-822-5125
Pam Van Horn, pvanhorn@ksu.edu; 785-826-8917
Deryl Waldren, dwaldren@ksu.edu; 303-349-7403