Host a Chaperone...P.S. It's FREE!!!

Have you been looking for a way to get involved with New Horizons for Children but just didn't have the funds to host a child? Here's your chance to be a part of this amazing ministry with ZERO cost!!

This winter, we'll have not ONE but TWO adult chaperones in the Southern California area and we need families to step up and host them!!

Hosting a chaperone is an excellent opportunity to have fun learning about a different country, culture and language.

These chaperones will be guests in your home and will need their own bedroom. A bathroom can be shared. Treat them as if they are a member of your family. You will need to provide meals for them. Don't be afraid to introduce them to new foods. Also, if they would like to introduce you to their country's cuisine, you can take them shopping and let them cook you a feast! You never know :-} All of them drink tea, lots of it, so stock up!!

You do not need to be with them constantly, a lot of parents work, but plan an outing or two with them. They cannot drive so yes, transportation needs to be provided for them. Depending on the concentration of host children in the area, the families of these children will probably take them for a day outing. Some chaperones are here to rest while others want to experience EVERYTHING. You just never know.

Some chaperone's speak English and some don't so have a handy translation program available.

You can host for 1 week or all weeks during the hosting period.

Lydia Rollins is the Chaperone coordinator and all hosting arrangements will be made through her. She will let you know arrival and departure time, provide you a picture and some information about the chaperone.

You can contact her at L.P.RollinsATcomcast.net (be sure and replace the AT with @)

This is Inga.

She is from Latvia and will celebrate her 33rd birthday on Jan 6th! She came last summer and loved the program so much, and is excited to visit the west! She shares about herself: I am a mother, a daughter and a granddaughter :) I've been working in the social work field with children, families and the elderly. My hobbies include: needlework, cooking, especially baking cakes. I like experimenting with new cooking recipes and running for fun. I speak some English and want to improve it. I've not often traveled outside the small country of Latvia. I've only been in America once and what I've heard about it: a huge country, ocean with fantastic blue color, The Big Apple -New York and I've seen a dollar bill! Thank you for considering hosting me during the winter hosting program and I am very excited to help the kids and NHFC!

This is Andrey.

Andrey is one of our Ukraine chaperones coming to Southern California! He is excited to see and do new things and learn English as well. Personal bio coming soon.

We need to find host families for both of them for the entire 4 weeks they will be here! If you are interested or know of someone who is, please send them my way or have them contact Lydia directly!

Inga will need a host family from December 16th-January 3rd. Andrey will need a host family from December 18th-January 15th. Please help spread the word!!