Face The World Foundation (FTW) is a nonprofit educational and cultural exchange organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1980, FTW has promoted global learning and exchange by offering opportunities for international high school students to experience life in the U.S. The goal of cultural exchange program is to provide students, host families, schools, and communities with a quality experience that will not only enhance personal growth, but also will establish lasting friendships. Face the World Foundation is designated by the U. S. Department of State to sponsor students on a J-1 visa. Our cultural exchange programs are also endorsed by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET).

Register to host an exchange student for the upcoming fall school year. You provide a caring, loving home, meals and a bed, we provide a caring and understanding community representative during the students time here in the USA.

WWCE is a leader in International Recruitment and an Innovative Recruiting Solution provider for Host Companies in the United States. WWCE specializes in custom tailored J1 Visa programs for our Host Companies and Participants, and the unsurpassed level of service that WWCE provides has earned us the praise and confidence of thousands of J1 Visa participants and hundreds of Host Companies. WWCE provides world class service, high-quality placements and 24/7 individual assistance prior, during and after our participants' program experience. WWCE promotes the exchange of United States and foreign Participants on a reciprocal basis thereby assuring that the operation of our programs does not have an adverse impact on labor opportunities for United States youth.