Winter 2006 Hosting Program

January 22, 2007 Update

How does the time fly by so quickly? It seems we were just holding our breath, waiting for the children to arrive, and now they have already come and gone. Time is a funny thing - it either crawls by or speeds past before you know it.

The children finally arrived from Ukraine at JFK Airport on December 22 - just in time to get home for Christmas. The host families picked up their children at the airport and then flew or drove to their homes in Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Colorado, Utah and several other states. A large group of children flew to Michigan, with their escorts, into the waiting arms of their host parents in Detroit. 

Over the next three weeks, the children and families kept busy with holiday activities and countless other fun events. They also spent time just hanging around the house, enjoying the family feeling. All too soon, it was time to pack the children up for their return trip on January 12. The airport is always a tearful place on leaving day and this time was no exception. It is clear the parents and children developed warm, affectionate feelings for one another during the visit and saying goodbye was a most difficult thing to do.

Final words from the hosting families - "Bring the children back as fast as you can!!"

Summer 2007 Hosting Program

The Host a Child Project is pleased to announce that we are bringing groups of Eastern European children to the United States in June and August for the Summer 2007 Hosting Program. 

We are recruiting Host Families now to host the children for the August 2007 group.

To receive an email with more information and photos of children who need Host Families for the Spring Hosting Program, please send email to info@hostachild.com.