Become a Host Home
Open your home to a refugee family
Do you have extra space in your home? Are you willing to open your home to newly arrived refugee families?
Through World Relief’s Host Home Program, you can welcome refugees seeking safety and rebuilding their lives in the U.S. by providing temporary housing.
We believe God created people like you to make a difference. Today, you can embody Christ-like welcome and biblical hospitality by becoming a Host Home!
What is a Host Home?
Host Homes provide a shared or connected space for newly arrived refugees as they await permanent housing. Hosts provide housing for at least 6 weeks for each individual or family they welcome.
As a Host, you will play an important role in helping refugees feel safe, welcomed and connected in their new community. As you build cross-cultural connections with those you host, you may even discover life-long friendships!
And we at World Relief will walk with you each step of your hosting journey — providing essential training, resources and support.
“I just felt like God was saying, ‘How can you use this extra space?’ ... I feel my home is totally a blessing from God.”
— Julie Simpson, Host Home Volunteer in San Diego, CA
How do I get Started?
- Contact a World Relief office with a Host Home program near you
- Complete Host Home interest form
- Complete World Relief’s volunteer application, orientation and training.
- Start welcoming families!
Find U.S. offices with Host Home programs below.
Our U.S. Offices with Host Home Programs
- California
- Sacramento
- Southern California
- Locations: San Diego
- Illinois
- Chicagoland
- Locations: Chicago Aurora DuPage
- Washington
- Western WA
- Locations: Kent Thurston Whatcom
Host Home Resources
We’re here to support our Host Homes with the resources they need to welcome well. Visit our resource page to view all Host Home resources.
About World Relief
Since the 1970s, World Relief has been connecting refugees and other immigrants to churches and welcoming people like you, fostering a spirit of mutual transformation as together, we celebrate new beginnings and new friendships.
Through our U.S. offices, over 6,500 volunteers and 860 churches welcomed more 15,000 refugees and other vulnerable immigrants last year. When you form a Good Neighbor Team, you join a network of compassionate people who are building communities of welcome and creating change that lasts.
