Include the information in our calendar . As a home away from home, host families play an active role in their student's daily discovery of America. Host families provide room, board, and a caring environment for students from around the world.
Students arrive fully insured and with their own spending money.
We accept inquiries from prospective families throughout the year and accepted families can select their student as early as September for arrival the following January or August. A family's offer to host is a true expression of friendship and the best possible news we could deliver to an eager student from abroad. IECs are global-minded individuals who would like the opportunity to work with students, experience new cultures and play an active role in the life of a young person as he or she explores new worlds. IECs help to recruit and screen host families and provide ongoing support to students and families in their community. EF Foundation has a network of 1,000 IECs nationwide and all IECs receive training, support and supervision both at the regional and national level.