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Agree with previous poster that signing him up for a community, young adult sports team is a positive way to go.  Also, if he is interested in fitness, then maybe a gym membership to help fill his time till his work papers are processed.  What are his interests as you might Google young adults to see what other groups there are in DC?  Does he have any college at all or just high school in his background since that might influence the kind of young adults he might connect with most easily.  Any chance of an interest in church then look at some of the parishes that might have young adult groups.

You do not indicate his background or the reasons for coming to the states, but in any case although not technically "his guardian," you are sort of taking on the parental role so make sure to go over what you consider appropriate for a teen his age in terms of the rules of drinking, drugs and dating scene here, admonitions to any teen to have safe sex, but also as an alien and what your "house rules" are going to be.  If you have kids yourself, it is fair that you set rules to be followed with them in mind, too.  For the issue would be to help him avoid running into "the street crowd" as opposed to "the educated crowd" of young guys and gals.[/quote]

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