Looking for Host family to Help a Foreign Exchange Student

I appreciate you help circulating this information.

Of the 13 foreign students currently placed in Kona this
school year, three are with first semester families.  I need to find new
host families for these three students ASAP.  They will need their new
homes by January.  I would love to find families that will agree to the
second semester, but I will also be happy to find families that will do it
until Easter, or even 6-8 weeks.

Two students are at Kealakehe: a  girl from Pakistan who just turned 17, and a boy from Cambodia who just turned 16.  The other is a 16 year old girl from Mali at
Konawaena. All speak very good English and are good hard working students,
doing lots of volunteer work and are just really nice teens.

Hosting is purely a volunteer experience: there is no
payment for hosting.  Hosting means offering room and board, making sure
the kids catch the bus to school, acting as a friend, mentor and parent and
enjoying the cultural interchange.  Families can be old or young, with or
without kids, big house or tiny coffee shack.  Willingness is the key
criterion.

Thanks for any help forwarding this message.  I can be
reached at 323 2117 or via email.  There is also a website: www.cci-exchange.com.

Aloha, PAMELA WANG

Local Coordinator for CCI

Center for Cultural Interchange

808 323 2117