Council of International Programs.

The Council of International Programs (f. 1956) was founded by Henry B. Ollendorff of Cleveland, Ohio, as an exchange for youth leaders, teachers, and social workers. It hoped to deepen understanding between countries by giving participants intimate knowledge of another country and to improve social work through a professional exchange of knowledge. Approximately 500 participants from over 100 countries live with host families for six weeks each year. Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit are among the sites of host families in the United States.

The Council of International Programs (f. 1956) was founded by Henry B. Ollendorff of Cleveland, Ohio, as an exchange program for youth leaders, teachers, and social workers. It hoped to deepen understanding between countries by giving participants intimate knowledge of another country and to improve social work through a professional exchange of knowledge. The organization is privately run, but in some years over half of its annual budget came from the United States Department of State. Approximately 500 participants from over 100 countries live with host families for 6 weeks each year. In the United States, Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit are among the sites of host families.

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