How to Become A Host Family

Families commit to hosting students for 5 or 10 months. Backup families are available for emergencies or unforeseen circumstances.

Ready to Get Started?

    1. Complete a phone interview and fill out your application online.
    2. An APEX representative will visit your home to take pictures of the common areas and the student’s bedroom. We’ll conduct background checks (statewide, nationwide, criminal & sex offender) and contact references.
    3. Based on your information, we’ll build a profile of your household to share with students’ families.
    4. We use a combination of factors including your application, home visit, our student applications, and interviews to find the best match for each student and family. However, the ultimate decision for placement is made solely by the student’s family.
    5. If you are selected to host a student, we will notify you with a confirmation email.
    6. Once we find a suitable match, we will contact you to discuss the details of logistics and scheduling. Typically, students arrive in mid-August for the fall semester and mid-January for the spring semester.

    Please note that in case you are not chosen as a host family at the start of the semester, we keep a list of backup families. This is in case a student needs to be relocated due to a family emergency or a change in the host family’s living circumstances. If you would like to be added to the backup list, kindly inform us.

    We’ll keep you updated on your progress and next steps. Contact us anytime if you have more questions.

    Host Family Testimonials

    You can hear directly from our host families about their experiences and see for yourself the benefits of our programs. Our local and international teams are committed to providing support to both students and families throughout the entire process. Rest assured that you will have all the assistance you need every step of the way.

    Richard, Student of Hamden Hall & “Host Brother” Mike of Derby, CT Diane of Danbury, CT Mark of Shelton, CT John & Maria of Mystic, CT

    I’ve had three great girls over the past four year. Two of them at Wooster, one at Immaculate. I couldn’t have asked for any better girls than who I had. One thing that they all had in common is that they’re very independent but in different ways. I always felt comfortable leaving them in the house if I had to run out. They were all very trust worthy girls and treated my house as if it were their own.

    What I hope to accomplish is that these girls will remember our time together and carry what they’ve learned into their futures.

    I have had a great experience with APEX with no issues. They’ve always been very attentive and hands on.”

    Mia of Danbury, CT Teresa & Vincent of Sterling, CT Carmine & Lisa of Ansonia, CT Isabelle & Thomas of Trumbull, CT Dan & Cindy of Danbury, CT Gita & Liju of Waterbury, CT Sarah & Rich of Katonah, NY

    “Good day folks and thank you for the opportunity for Joni and myself Richard to enter into the next school year with some shared thoughts and moments inside our times with some great students assigned to us here at our home, in Worcester, MA.

    First and foremost, the organizations that have been part of our family from the start have been no less than what we would hope. APEX has provided polite and competent people from their teams assisting not only the needs and guidance for us here but also the needs and support of the students as well. All of which can be plenty to think about taking in young and ambitious but also cultured in ways some different slightly than those of ourselves. These thoughts are not burdensome, they are a learning part of the learning curve that we all are on and off throughout our own lives when we accept changes and meet new folks that are progressing through changes of their own, away from home in a different comfort zone.

    We have hosted students from China and Korea and it has been an unforgettable experience. Not only we love our students but we also have their parents come to visit us and get to know each other more.

    The hardest part of hosting a student is when they graduate and take different paths. However, we have been blessed to be visited by some of our students who have graduated and their parents.

    Challenges are a wonderful way and an opportunity to make friends. The staff at APEX the staff at the previous agency we used to be part of, EduBoston, have done wonderful things to bring the students here, and give them the opportunity to get an education and live the American dream.

    We wish our student Eric the best of luck and we are looking forward to another great successful school year.”

    Richard & Joan of Worcester, MA

    “I am very pleased to have joined the APEX program. I have learned a lot about Chinese culture, their traditional food, and most importantly I have had the pleasure of hosting my two boys, Harry and Ray. They are great people and have so much respect for me and my family. Ray and Harry are always open to trying our food, to learn about my culture as well. I enjoy seeing my boys eating without any complaints regarding the different food we cook.

    Two great kids with great personalities, understand each other, and there has never been a conflict between them or us. They always show their happy sides and the best part is that we understand each other.

    I am thankful for APEX and I am looking forward to many great years ahead!” Paola & Bruno of Oakdale, CT Danielle & Ryan of Litchfield, CT

    “Hello! We have hosted Chinese International students for about 8 years now and we have been very blessed by the whole experience. We have learned a lot about Chinese culture and have built some wonderful relationships with our students.

    Our students have spent several years with us and each become a part of our family. We have a larger size family with a lot of children/grandchildren and they have been impacted by learning more about other cultures and our students have also learned about being part of a big family; which was new to many of them.

    Claudia has been so wonderful to get to know. She is such a cheerful and energetic young woman! She has made new friends at school and tried new things at school to get involved. We have seen her grow in just the short time she has been with us.

    Our grandchildren also really love her and she has been great at interacting and engaging with them. She has attended their sporting events and loves to see them when they spend time with us. She has also been very easy to communicate with and has always been very respectful. We really enjoy having her as part of our family.”

    Caryn & Eric of Hatfield, PA
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