Become a Host Family

• Hosts must live no more than 60 minutes from campus by bus with no more than 1 transfer for students 17 or older. 16-year-old students are 30 minutes, no transfers. If you live further away, you must be willing to drive the students to campus or to a safe bus stop within that window. 
• You must provide a dedicated bed, desk, chair, lamp, and clothing storage for each student, even if students are sharing a single room.
• Hosts provide food for 3 meals a day. Students prepare their own breakfast and lunch from provided food.  Dinner should be prepared and the family should eat together as frequently as possible.
• English does not need to be your native language, but you must commit to speaking English only with students.
• Host must live in the home.
• Be sure that you are committed to hosting students, not just "renting rooms." Do not count on this as income; it is unreliable as an income source and we cannot guarantee you will have students

Host families receive a $100.00 check for every new student placed in your home. It should arrive about the same time as your student. It is collected from students prior to being placed with a host family. If your student cancels at the last minute, this is yours to keep.

The first month for 16-year-olds will be $850 and the first month for students older than 16 will be $725. 

16-year-olds will be $950 and students older than 16 will be $825.