Just as there is no "typical" America family, there is no "typical" host family. Retirees, single parents and young couples are all able to give an AYA international student a good home. Some host families may not have children of their own. Host families come from many walks of life and represent different generations. They come from all over the United States and live in suburban and rural areas.

Host families are united by a desire to know and love a young person from abroad as a "son" or "daughter." A host family's commitment is altruistic in nature. Simply, it is to bring a little more understanding to our world. A host family's responsibility is to provide the student with a bed of his or her own, a place to study, and breakfast and dinner, but their commitment to AYA and their new "son" or "daughter" goes well beyond that.

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