Neyagawa Delegation Visit approved for March 2026!
HOST APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW FOR ALL EXCHANGES
A mixed-age delegation will visit Newport News in March 2024. This delegation visit was first planned for March 2020 but cancelled multiple times due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Homestay families are needed, and - hosts get priority when selecting members to serve as Citizen Diplomats on the outgoing exchange in November 2024. Submit your host family form and volunteer today
IMPORTANT: Hosts receive priority in the selection process for outgoing delegations.
Homestay families are needed, and - hosts get priority when selecting members to serve as Citizen Diplomats on the outgoing exchange in November 2024. Submit your host family form and volunteer today
IMPORTANT: Hosts receive priority in the selection process for outgoing delegations.
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Incoming Delegations Depend on "Homestay Hosts"
Homestay Hosts are a vital link in successful international exchanges.
Homestay Hosts are the faces and hearts of our community. By opening your doors to an international guest, you show them who we are as Americans. Our host families are as diverse as our community. We try to match hosts with delegates 1 month prior to each exchange. Below are some of the responsibilities of hosting a Sister Cities delegate:
Home-stay hosts are expected to:
To assist you, Sister Cities of Newport News will:
Homestay Hosts are the faces and hearts of our community. By opening your doors to an international guest, you show them who we are as Americans. Our host families are as diverse as our community. We try to match hosts with delegates 1 month prior to each exchange. Below are some of the responsibilities of hosting a Sister Cities delegate:
Home-stay hosts are expected to:
- Provide food, lodging and transportation for the exchange visit.
- Escort delegates to official Sister City functions. Home-stay hosts & their families may choose to participate in some or all outings.
- Involve delegates in typical daily outings or events (grocery shopping, attending church/synagogue, sporting & school events etc...)
To assist you, Sister Cities of Newport News will:
- Hold an informative “Host Meeting”
- Organize group activities and day trips and pay for delegate admissions to attractions.
- Provide transportation from a central location for group events.
- Cover the cost of lunches for delegates during group excursions.
- Organize a welcome and farewell event
Each year Sister Cities welcomes international guests to Newport News. Specific opportunities are listed to the right, but you don't have to wait. You can submit a Homestay Host Form now and get on our host list now. We will contact you (usually via email) to let you know of opportunities. More information on host responsibilities are detailed below.
- Accommodations - One delegate per bed/two in a room is fine if two beds.
- Meals – As appropriate. Sister Cities will cover lunches on the touring days, so this means host provide breakfast and dinner on week days.
- Transportation - The Sister Cities office in City Center will be the central meeting location and hosts are asked to drop off and pick up from that location; arrangements can be made to pick-up or drop delegates at the host home if there is a need.
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Residency in Newport News is not required.
SCNN has host families in Newport News, York County, Hampton, Williamsburg, James City County, Surry, Norfolk, VA Beach, Chesapeake and even Smithfield. You can be single or a family with children. All are welcome to apply.! Note: For insurance purposes, SCNN, Inc. requires all hosts to be current members of our non-profit organization and undergo a basic background check at SCNN's expense. Hosts receive no compensation, but can submit receipts for actual expenses incurred for a tax deductible donation receipt.
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Host Images from Previous Exchanges ...
UESTC-CNU SUMMER UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
Since 2013, Sister Cities Newport News and Christopher Newport University have welcomed up to 25 students and faculty from China’s University of Electronic Science and Technology (UESTC) for a 2-week summer school program on the CNU campus.
To enhance their U.S. experience, local families open their homes to host a student (or two) over the weekend. Pick-up is Friday afternoon(between 1 and 5 pm at CNU with a return to campus on Sunday after 6 pm. Host families do not have to be Newport News residents. In fact, several hosts have been from the surrounding counties of York, Poquoson, and James City as well as the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton and Williamsburg.
Hosts are not expected to “entertain” the students; the goal of a “homestay” is to introduce those from a different culture to typical, American, daily life - If there is such a thing! Going to the grocery store, running errands, taking kids to events, attending a house of worship…hosts are encourage to follow your normal routines. If you have not hosted before, this is a great opportunity as the visit is short and there is no schedule to keep other than pick-up and drop off. Completion of a one-page "Host Application" is required.
More information is available by calling SCNN's Executive Director, Kate Helwig at 757-926-1348 or email: [email protected]
Since 2013, Sister Cities Newport News and Christopher Newport University have welcomed up to 25 students and faculty from China’s University of Electronic Science and Technology (UESTC) for a 2-week summer school program on the CNU campus.
To enhance their U.S. experience, local families open their homes to host a student (or two) over the weekend. Pick-up is Friday afternoon(between 1 and 5 pm at CNU with a return to campus on Sunday after 6 pm. Host families do not have to be Newport News residents. In fact, several hosts have been from the surrounding counties of York, Poquoson, and James City as well as the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton and Williamsburg.
Hosts are not expected to “entertain” the students; the goal of a “homestay” is to introduce those from a different culture to typical, American, daily life - If there is such a thing! Going to the grocery store, running errands, taking kids to events, attending a house of worship…hosts are encourage to follow your normal routines. If you have not hosted before, this is a great opportunity as the visit is short and there is no schedule to keep other than pick-up and drop off. Completion of a one-page "Host Application" is required.
More information is available by calling SCNN's Executive Director, Kate Helwig at 757-926-1348 or email: [email protected]
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2018 Neyagawa Host Families & Delegates
Clark Family / Sachi Horimoto Danehy Family / Haruka Kawaharada Davis Family /Midori Kitano Ditto Family / Yukiko Kita Farquhar Family / Akihiro Oi Hunyady Family / Nobutsugu Ono Kohlman Family / Kana Kawabata & Maho Kawabata Nichols Family / Ryu Kondo Perham Family / Yusuke Torii Schilling Family / Keisuke Sakamoto Signorelli Family / Shota Ihara Singh Family / Hiyori Takeshita & Yuna Nakai Taylor Family / Hiromi Nishio Velkey Family / Hidetoshi Yamaguchi West Family / Yoko Takeshita Williams Family / Meiko Matsui &Kazutaka Nishizawa Winters Family / Tsugumasa Toma 2018 UESTC-CNU Host Families & Delegates
Hunyady Family / Yu Yankun Kohlman Family / Duan Weidi & Zhang Tinghui Malhotra Family / Cheng Lei & Hu Jing Taylor Family / Gong Ting & Han Congrong |
