Host family sharing a meal with international students during an ERDT enVision cultural exchange homestay

Host with Us

Now more than ever

There is a need in our world for more cultural understanding. You can be a powerful voice in this movement by volunteering to host an international exchange student. Becoming a host family will not only energize everyone in your family, but create a positive and meaningful experience that will endure long after your student has departed. The diversity that is our country’s heritage is something we hope to reflect in all our programs. ERDT enVision finds homes that generate warmth and friendliness.

Become an ERDT Host Family

Become an ERDT Host Family

Our programs would not be successful without our wonderful volunteer host families.

Some important qualities we look for in a host family are the genuine desire to open their home to an international student, to treat them as they would a member of their own family, and a willingness to share and learn with their student. Our host families believe in the value of cross-cultural understanding.

Qualities that are sought in a host family are friendliness, warmth, flexibility.