Universities
The Benefits
Add to your menu of programs that support some of your greatest campus initiatives.
Retention
Create richer academic and personal engagement, and deeper roots in a student’s developing community.
Student Well-being
Provide a safety net of local support through a sense of belonging, mentorship, and heart-felt connection.
Community engagement
Bridge the gap by inserting more students into the community, boosting connection and engagement.
Donor potential
Nurture loyal alumni and strengthen donor pipelines, one meaningful connection at a time.
Let’s create connections!
The Process
Here is an overview of the services we offer to help ensure a meaningful and safe connection for all program participants. Our partnership only enhances the safety effort, and allows a wider net to be cast in attracting family participation.
1. intake forms
These help us understand the key attributes of all student and family participants, and give us a foundation for successful matching.
2. Family vetting
Every family requires a background check, two references, and a family letter about who they are and their motives for joining the program.
3. Training
This helps equip the participants with guardrails and best practices to help them maximize the impact of the sponsor family experience.
4. Smart Matching
Our smart matching algorithm considers general interests, matching preferences, and deal breakers to provide the best possible match while keeping program integrity.
Current university faculty members interested in becoming a sponsor family will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The Cost To You
Forget paid programs, say hello to genuine partnership. We offer our sponsor family program to colleges and universities completely free! There’s no catch.
FREE
Participant Cost
So you’re in the know on what we’re asking from students and the sponsor families.
STUDENTS
$259
*One-time fee that covers the duration of their college career at your institution.
SPONSOR FAMILIES
$50
*Once every four years