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Check out our hosting opportunities for 2013!
- Indonesian Youth - Hosting Needed in Southwest VA: Friday, June 7-Monday, June 17
- Iraqi Chaperones – Hosting Needed in Southwest VA: Sunday, June 30- Saturday, July 6
To participate, download our Housing Questionnaire.doc
- TechGirls from Middle East and N. Africa - Hosting Needed in DC METRO AREA: Friday, July 12-Sunday, July 14 – To participate, download this TechGirls Host Family Questionnaire.doc
Homestay hosts play a critical role in the overall experience of international guests. Through their time with host families, visitors best understand U.S. cultural values and way of life. More than 300 Southern Virginia families, companies, and organizations have participated in home hosting and program activities for Legacy’s international visitors since 1994.
- Local homestay family and Indonesian participant
Families with children, couples, and single adults can become volunteer hosts.Typical hosting periods are 2-4 weeks in length. Legacy organizes the daytime program activites for your guest Monday- Friday.
Frequently asked FAQS. Many of our host families have sent us comments from the hosts on their appreciation of their hosting experience.
The Indonesian youth in the Indonesia-U.S. Youth Leadership Exchange (IULX) who stayed with Roanoke/Bedford families expressed their enthusiasm for their homestay hosts. Read about their favorite moments with their homestay “family”.