Host an Exchange Student

CCI invites you and your family to join thousands of other families across the U.S. who enjoy the enriching and rewarding experience of becoming a host family!

Your family can make a difference by hosting an exchange student, making the lifelong dream of an international student come true, and yes, contributing in a small, but significant way, to global peace and understanding.

Why Host an Exchange Student?

Each year, CCI provides over 1000 exchange students the opportunity to live with American families across the U.S., from a few weeks in the summer, up to a 10-month academic high school year.

Find out why hosting a CCI exchange student will make a difference!

With volunteer host families in every state, CCI can provide these young ambassadors a wide range of landscapes, climates, activities and lifestyles. CCI host families represent the diversity of American culture from varied economic, religious and racial backgrounds, including couples without children, singles and single parents, and empty-nesters.

Host families treat the exchange student like a member of the family, providing open communication, encouragement, advice and sound parenting. CCI exchange students come with their own spending money and have accident and health insurance coverage during their stay.  Families are expected to provide the exchange student with his/her own room or a separate bed (if they share a room with a host sibling of similar age and same gender); daily meals with the family; and some local transportation.  While CCI does not compensate host families, the Internal Revenue Service has authorized families to claim a $50 per month charitable contribution deduction on their itemized tax returns.  Learn more about CCI's high school exchange students.

Host Family Support

CCI has a strong and dedicated network of local Area Representatives and Regional Directors working with families, students and schools across the United States by:

• Promoting the program in the local community and schools
• Matching students and families with similar interests
• Providing student and family orientation and counseling
• Providing 24 hour support and advice

Become a Host Family

If your family is interested in hosting an exchange student, please complete the Host Family Inquiry Form and your local Area Representative will contact you shortly!

You may also call us toll free at 800-634-4771 and speak to one of our staff members about hosting.

We look forward to sharing this wonderful cultural exchange experience with you and your family!