{"id":43,"date":"2023-11-28T18:15:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistscholars.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:09:18","slug":"apply-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/hr\/host-families\/apply-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply Now to Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/hr\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/perk-host-family-wide.jpg\" alt=\"ASSIST Host family\" title=\"perk-host-family-wide\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tBecome a Host Family to an ASSIST Scholar.\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Thank you! You have been identified by your school&#8217;s ASSIST Representative as a potential host for one of our remarkable Scholars. 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