Ayusa InternationalReviews of ayusa.org

Read the other negative reviews here. I went through the same as them. Lack of communication. Lack of support. Secret plans behind our backs to re-home our student. They seem to be involved with another host parent conspiring against us. We had one good year with an exceptional student, who communicated her needs to us clearly. She’s now part of our family. I severely limited our involvement with Ayusa the whole year, as did our student. That made our year a success. I see our main Ayusa contact, Brianne Stauffer, has left a positive review for Ayusa. Wonder how many other Ayusa staff members account for the positive reviews?

We’ve been hosting with Ayusa for 9 years, and while not every experience has been perfect (because real life rarely is!), the support we've received from our local coordinator and Regional Support Specialist has always been top-tier. They are the reason we’ve felt confident opening our hearts and home year after year. What really sets Ayusa apart is the community. Our CRs go above and beyond — organizing activities not just for students but for host families too (Host Parent Night Out? Yes, please!). Those moments build real connections and lifelong memories. We’ve hosted with other organizations in the past, but once we found Ayusa, we knew we found our people. The support, the heart, and the commitment to cultural exchange are unmatched.

I have hosted and worked with 3 different companies for international exchange over the past 2 decades. I left one because they only cared about money and not the kids. AYUSA cares about their kids. They truly want the best for them and their experience. Every person I have met with AYUSA has the heart for their students first and their safety is paramount to the experience for the student and the family.

We have hosted 9 students through AYUSA and have had positive experiences. We had one student who was a problem and she was eventually sent back home. Our local community rep is responsive and very helpful.

They will blame the Foreign exchange student and make up lies. Jenny Stevens has no business being in the position that she is.

Our first exchange student was awesome and everything went great. Our second exchange student not so much. The student was placed with a new family with no explanation or reason why only after 2 months of being with us. Lack of communication and leadership. Never again will we host thru AYUSA or from that the Country the student came from. Just like Doug J stated. Its all about the money and how many kids they can cram in the CR's area because the CR might be a volunteer but they get paid for each student that is placed.

This is our third year hosting a double placement with Ayusa. We have hosted six students with them from Egypt, Turkey, Japan, France, Spain and Italy. We already have our two students picked for next year from Germany and the Netherlands. We have been very happy with AYUSA, the support they give and the quality and selection of students. Our family has enjoyed hosting! All of our students become like family. So much so that our daughter went to Egypt last summer and stayed with our exchange student's family for a month. We have had a wonderful experience with Ayusa!

We hosted our first and only exchange student less than 3 weeks through Ayusa. Don’t waste your time or money. What came out, when the student was comfortable enough to say it, was that she didn’t have any interest in being in the middle of the country (she wanted to be on the west coast); with her mother’s encouragement, she deleted social media postings showing her drinking and vaping; and she had a very serious boyfriend and her parents had rented them a room for a weekend in a nearby country as a final send-off before she came to the USA. Her idea of American culture was limited to NYC. She looked down on everything – how young the other students appeared/acted, how easy school was, how fat Americans are, how loud we are, etc. The student didn’t want to do anything except message back home, including all days at school. She had to be nagged to get involved in anything at school. We reached out to Ayusa. The result was an extraction that rivaled Seal Team 6.