Host an international student!

Global Connections is seeking warm, caring families located in the Philadelphia area who are interested in opening their home to an international student. Students will be enrolling in local private and parochial schools for the fall. Sharing your home with an international student is an excellent way for you and your family to learn about a new culture while sharing your own family traditions with someone new. Host families are paid a monthly stipend of $1,100 to help offset the cost of having another person in the household. International students should have their own bedroom with a proper bed, desk, and storage space, and access to common areas of the home. Students may have a private or shared bathroom.

For more information or to apply, please email us at homestay@ieopps.com or call our Residential Life office at 215-517-6050 (select "homestay" in the menu options). Can’t host, but know someone who can? We offer a $300 referral gift for a family that matches with one of our students!