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16 Ways you can help international student and scholars

1) "Friends International” Thursdays 7:30 Zoom Call Welcome students in San Francisco.

2) Airport Pick-up team– for newly arriving students and take them to there first residence in San Francisco.

3) Campus Director – at University of San Francisco, Art Institute of California, Academy of Art University, City College or San Francisco State University.  Each campus has over 1,500 international students from over 100 countries.

4) Mentor or provide internships - to a student studying in your filed of expertise.

5) Driving Students – Most students do not own a car you could offer trips to Costco/IKEA/Target.. Take students to our annual Sierra/Yosemite home stays weekends. Offer to teach a student to drive!

6) Church Team Trainer - in cross-cultural and relational skills.

7) Conversation Partner "1-2-1" - 1 hour, ever 2 weeks, for 1 semester.

8) Holiday meals – invite a couple of students into your family's traditions at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter.

9) Provide Food or Care Package– prepares or purchases food for one of our many welcome or holiday events.

10) Prayer Team – receive regular email prayer updates for local needs.

11) Church Team Leader – help recruit and build a team of volunteer in your church.

12) Financial Team member – Invest financially so this strategic ministry can mobilize more volunteers and provide more services.

13) ESL Teacher – teach various levels of "English as a Second Language" to a scholars spouse. 

14) Long-term Home-stay – rent a room in your home or have a roommate. see the "housing blog on this site"

15) Temporary Home-stay – host for a couple of evenings a newly arriving student or a student traveling through San Francisco.

16)  “American Adventure” - Include students and scholars in the plans you or your small group may already have; sports, hikes, holiday parties, movie nights, hikes, beach bonfire, community service project.

Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.” (Hebrews 13:1-2)

Have a question about any of these or ore opportunities?  Contact Calen