Au Pair in America
Au Pair in America is a nonprofit organization based in Stamford, Connecticut. It was established in 1986 and was the first organization to be designated by the United States government to offer a legal au pair program. To date, Au Pair in America has placed more than 110,000 au pairs from nearly 60 countries with American host families in 40 states.[1]
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In 1986, the United States Information Agency (USIA) designated the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) Scholarship Foundation as the sponsor of an au pair pilot program for a two-year trial period, and Au Pair in America was established. After extending this trial period by two years, Congress enacted the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act, which allowed USIA to extend the au pair program indefinitely. After the dissolution of USIA in 1999, regulation of the program transferred to the Department of State, Educational & Cultural Affairs Bureau.[2] With the State Department's approval of new au pair regulations in 2001, Au Pair in America introduced the Educare program[3] for families with school-aged children who required less hours of care per week than the Standard program. In 2004, government visa regulations changed, allowing au pairs to extend for a second year in the U.S.[4] In 2009, the Department of State began allowing au pairs who have successfully completed the Au Pair in America program to become eligible to return to the U.S. as an au pair for an additional year.
In 2018, Au Pair in America announced the winners of their Community Service Awards, given to au pairs who go above and beyond to volunteer and impact their community during their stay in the United States.[5]
The Au Pair Program is a category of the U.S. Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program. Au Pair in America is a member organization of the Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange.
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References[edit]
- ↑ More European Au Pairs Looking for Work in the US and Au Pair in America Sees Increasing Demand Archived August 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Business Wire, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-09
- ↑ State Department Web Site. Retrieved 2009-10-09
- ↑ EduCare website Archived October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Bernard, Tara Siegel (2013-11-22). "Choosing Child Care When You Go Back to Work". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ↑ "Au Pair Exchange | Alliance for International Exchange". Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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