SHARE! High School Exchange Program Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
SHARE! High School Exchange Program operates under Educational Resource Development Trust (ERDT), a nonprofit educational foundation established in 1974. The program coordinates short- and long-term high school exchanges, including home-stay arrangements, connecting international students with American host families while they attend local high schools. Since 1980, ERDT/SHARE! has been designated by the U.S. government’s exchange program office to sponsor the Teenager High School Exchange Program, and it also runs short-term home stays and outbound programs for Americans. Based in Santa Monica, California, the organization functions as a mid-sized nonprofit within the educational and cultural exchange sector. It places more than 700 international students each year with American host families while they attend local high schools. The core participants are international students seeking U.S. secondary education and American families willing to host, with involvement from local schools and communities.