Discovery & Adventure Program: We are excited to be able to offer hosting from Latvia once again! We will be welcoming a group from Latvia for Summer 2025. Learn more here

For Summer 2025, we are also offering a pilot hosting program from Poland! This will be modeled like our Discovery & Adventure Program we are doing with Latvia. You can read more about Discovery & Adventure here

Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, OHHC is not planning a Ukraine hosting program. We continue to work with our Ukrainian partners to advocate for ways to resume hosting that are beneficial to the children and country of Ukraine.

Meet the Children

• The children are generally between the ages of 7 and 17 (Ukraine/Poland) / 12 – 17 (Latvia)
• They are mostly singles, with possible sibling groups
• Sibling groups must be hosted together for traditional hosting; for the Discovery & Adventure program, children may be placed separately based on individual needs.
• Recommended for participation by their orphanage staff
• Travel to the United States on a tourist visa and must return to their country on a pre-determined date at the closing of the host program
• Are accompanied by one or more chaperones from their home countries who are their legal guardians while they are in the United States.

Although the children presented for hosting are “orphans” (children living without parental care), Open Hearts and Homes for Children is not an adoption agency, and the children are not being presented for adoption to the United States. Your role as a host family is to provide your host child with a safe, nurturing environment, to introduce them to family life and culture in America, and share the love of Christ with them.