Student Profiles | Support & Giving | Partnering

Almost anyone can host a foreign exchange student!
A traditional family with teens typically works best, but you can be a young married couple (at least 25 years of age), a single mom or dad, empty nesters, retired folks. A love for teenagers is also a must.

Hosting is strictly volunteer - a heart endeavor.
As a host family you provide your student with room and board (a bed and a quiet place to study is the general expectation. A room can be shared with a host sibling that is no more than four years younger than the int'l student). You are asked to make the student a part of your family, and that you feed your students breakfast and dinner. Students pay for lunch at school. They come with their own medical and dental insurance and their own spending money. The IRS provides a deduction that can be taken under charitable giving for those that host. Program support is provided though HfYI through supervision of the students and regular contact with host families. We also have regular gatherings and outings for the students while they are here.

Interested In Hosting?
Contact: Tony Barnett

Click here to get monthly updates.