MONROE — ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with local community high schools, is looking for local families to host high school exchange students aged 15-18 from diverse countries such as Australia, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan and more.

ASSE Exchange Students are carefully selected based on their academic achievements and personalities. Host families have the opportunity to choose a student from diverse backgrounds, countries, and interests. These students arrive with their own spending money and comprehensive insurance coverage.

Young families, retired couples, single parents or empty nesters can host a foreign exchange student. It presents an extraordinary chance to expand a family’s cultural horizons without ever leaving the comfort of their own home.

To become an ASSE Host Family and to find out how to become involved with ASSE in nearby communities, contact the ASSE Midwestern Regional Office at 1-800-736-1760 or visit www.host.asse.com to initiate a host family application. The students are excited to learn about their American host families.

ASSE International (formerly American Scandinavian Student Exchange) is a non-profit, public benefit, organization (ID# 95-3034133). ASSE is designated as an Exchange Visitor Program by the U. S. Department of State, was founded by the Swedish Ministry of Education and cooperates closely with the Canadian Provincial Ministries of Education.