Host a visitor

Homestay hosts play a critical role in the overall experience of international guests. Through their time with their American families, exchange visitors best understand U.S. cultural values and way of life. More than 400 southern Virginia families, companies, and organizations have participated in home hosting and program activities for Legacy’s international visitors since 1994.

Check out our hosting opportunities!

(as of September 2022)

Legacy is always looking for host families in Central and Southwest Virginia. If you live in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Roanoke, Salem, Bedford, Smith Mountain Lake, Forest or Lynchburg and would like to become part of our network, please complete our Host Family Questionnaire (MS Word version) (or as a fill-able PDF).

MS Word Document

Fill-able PDF Document

2023 Hosting Opportunities

Professional Fellows Program

Host families needed in BLACKSBURG /CHRISTIANSBURG Virginia for one week in the Spring of 2023. 2023 Spring Hosting Dates: Tuesday, May 2-Sunday, May 7, 2023. (All Fellows will be vaccinated and tested.) They will be joining us from Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia

Learn more about PFP

US department of state seal with professional fellows in blue

Families with children, couples, and single adults can become volunteer hosts. Hosting periods range from 1-2 weeks in length to just a weekend. Legacy organizes the daytime program activities for your guest(s) on weekdays, and include transportation support to these activities from a centralized meeting point in your community.

Interested? Contact us for the next steps.

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