Thank you for expressing interest in hosting international delegates in advance and/or volunteering during BBYO International Convention 2025! 

International Convention 2025 kicks off in Denver on February 13th, 2025, but the global pre-IC program, Global Ambassadors Week, will take place in the Denver area beforehand. We're looking for families from across the community to host hundreds of international teen delegates before IC 2025 officially kicks off! This special opportunity, from approximately Thursday afternoon, February 6th through Wednesday morning, February 12th, is a unique cross-cultural experience that will allow you to connect with BBYO's global network and Jewish life around the world! 

You'll need to be able to provide the following to qualify as an IC home host:

• Comfortable housing with safe, clean and appropriate sleeping arrangements. Teens can share a full bed or larger, including quality pull-out beds.
• Transportation (adult drivers only) to our pick-up and drop-off locations each day, except during Shabbat. The days begin early in the morning and end in the evening. All Denver area teens can easily go to school, and adult hosts will have uninterrupted work days. Pick-up points for bussing will be mapped to make the distances as short as possible.
• All host families will need to greet their international delegates at Denver International Airport on their day of arrival. Most international delegations will likely arrive in the later part of the day and into the evening.
• Vegetarian/kosher style/kosher breakfast and dinner during programming days.
• If your family is engaging in an outing like a movie or eating out at a restaurant, you'll be comfortable to pay for your international delegates. This does not include casual socializing, like going to a mall where delegates shop with spending money that they have brought to purchase gifts, souvenirs, etc.
• BBYO seeks to provide an inclusive rooming community and recognizes that our teens have a variety of gender identities, not limited to only male and female. BBYO offers gender-inclusive rooming. Teens can be roomed with the gender they are most comfortable with. All host families must be open to offering gender inclusive rooming.

Program details will be shared with all hosting families beginning this Fall and will be updated regularly.

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Beyond Home Hosts, we're looking for 300+ IC volunteers in a variety of roles from Wednesday, February 12, 2025, through Monday, February 17, 2025. Opportunities for volunteering will be distributed across convenient shifts, and all volunteers are provided with full access to IC including signature events like Opening Ceremonies, IC Limmud, and the BBYO Celebrates concert.  Pre-register to be an International Convention volunteer by filling out the form below! Volunteers must have graduated from high school in 2023 or before.

BBYO requires that home hosts for Global Ambassadors week complete a background screening. This background screening will need to be processed for all members of the home host's household over the age of 18 years old. BBYO takes the security of our teens seriously and we appreciate your help in taking this crucial step to help ensure a safe environment.  

All adults in the home will receive an email asking them to initiate their background check. This check will be sent through our background screening provider, Vetty. Please make sure to take immediate action upon receiving this email. Any adult that has not been cleared cannot stay overnight in the home during the home hosting period. Priority registration for teens will be granted for information that has been submitted to Vetty before September 30.

Below, please complete the names and email addresses of any adults in your home over the age of 18.

Thank you for your interest in hosting international delegates. This cross-cultural exchange is a meaningful opportunity. We encourage you to explore the culture of your guest(s) and learn about their unique Jewish community! Please remember that there will be cultural differences, and opportunities to learn from one another throughout the experience.

As a reminder, you'll need to be able to provide the following to qualify as an IC home host:

• Provide comfortable housing with safe, clean and appropriate sleeping arrangements.
• Provide transportation (adult drivers only) to our pick-up and drop-off locations each day except during Shabbat.
• Greet your international delegates at Denver International Airport on arrival day.
• Provide vegetarian/kosher style/kosher breakfast and dinner during programming days.
• If your family is engaging in an outing like a movie or eating out at a restaurant, you'll be comfortable to pay for your international delegates. This does not include casual socializing, like going to a mall where delegates shop with spending money that they have brought to purchase gifts, souvenirs, etc.