- Age ▁Exchange ▁Program ". ▁ ▁Al ready ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁( M CC ) ▁under ▁the ▁mot to ▁" Y outh ▁for ▁Under standing ". ▁Within ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁it ▁evol ved ▁into ▁two ▁organizations ▁Y F U - USA ▁and ▁Y F U - G erm any . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁" exchange " ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁Germany ▁was ▁a ▁summer ▁program ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁US ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁organized ▁by ▁M CC - al umn i . ▁During ▁that ▁year , ▁Germany ▁became ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁country , ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁stopped ▁fund ing ▁the ▁exchange ▁program ▁with ▁Germany , ▁which ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁activity ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁Y F U ▁organizations . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 / 6 2 , ▁a ▁one - year ▁exchange ▁program ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁Germany ▁was ▁added ▁with ▁ 6 ▁initial ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁US . ▁The ▁first ▁ex changes ▁across ▁the ▁Pacific ▁( with ▁Japan ) ▁and ▁to ▁Mexico ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Y F U , ▁Inc ., ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁educational ▁organization , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁offices ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁R osed ale ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁ 1