Living Community Board
Every pin is a real person.
Browse au pair and family profiles. Click any card to read their story.
Léa Moreau
Lyon, France
"Teaching their kids French over morning crêpes felt like magic."
The Nakamura Family
Portland, OR
"Our kids now ask for sushi AND tamales at the same dinner."
Carlos Ruiz
Seville, Spain
"They became my American family. I still call every Sunday."
The Okonkwo Family
Austin, TX
"We wanted our roots to travel with our children."
Hana Yoshida
Kyoto, Japan
"Every morning school run was a Japanese lesson disguised as a walk."
The Andersons
Minneapolis, MN
"We gave Max a room and he gave our daughter a worldview."
Amara Diallo
Dakar, Senegal
"I came to learn English. I left having taught them how to really listen."
The Petrov Family
Chicago, IL
"Hearth found us someone who felt like family from week one."
The Process
From profile to first dinner in four steps.
We've placed 1,400+ au pairs. Every match starts the same way — with careful listening.
Tell us about your household
Families share their home, language goals, and what kind of cultural exchange they're dreaming of. Au pairs describe where they're from, what they love, and where they want to grow.
Meet your curated matches
Our placement advisors hand-review every match. No algorithm decides who lives in your spare bedroom. Real humans read every profile.
Video calls over coffee
We facilitate three structured intro calls between families and au pairs — each one designed to go deeper than small talk. You'll know by the third call.
Orientation & arrival
Au pairs attend a 3-day in-person orientation in their host city. Families receive a preparation guide. Day one together starts with a shared meal, not paperwork.
Match Stories
Told in their own words, months after goodbyes.
"I thought I was hiring a babysitter. I found a daughter. Léa taught my kids that France isn't just a flag on a map — it's crêpe batter on a Sunday morning and a grandmother's voice on FaceTime."
Margaret Harrison
Host Mother, Portland OR
"The Nakamura kids call me Onee-chan. Big sister. I didn't expect to cry at the airport."
Yuna Tanaka
Au Pair, Osaka Japan · 18 months
"Our placement advisor called us three times before the match to make sure it was right. That care shows in everything Hearth does."
Dmitri Petrov
Host Father, Chicago IL · 14 months
"I arrived not knowing what 'suburban' even meant. I left knowing every neighbor by name, and understanding what community can really mean."
Carlos Ruiz
Au Pair, Seville Spain · 16 months
"Hearth didn't just find us childcare. They found us a window into another world — and our kids pressed their noses against it every single day."
Adaeze Okonkwo
Host Mother, Austin TX · 12 months
Featured Event
Spring Orientation 2026
April 12–14, 2026
3-day in-person orientation
8 cities simultaneously
NYC · SF · Chicago · Austin · Seattle + more
Guest Speaker: Dr. Priya Mehta
Author of "The Third Culture Kitchen" · Cross-cultural family researcher
Limited to 40 families per city
28 seats remaining in NYC · 12 in SF
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