We have hosted players in the Coastal Plain League for the past 6 or 7 seasons. They have come from all over the country..... California, Georgia, New York, Florida, Puerto Rico, etc. We have enjoyed each of them and still keep in touch with some of them. We have always provided food when they are home, but they are on the road a great deal of the time. The team provides meals after each home game, but it has not been uncommon to wake up at 2:00 am to the smell of something cooking in the kitchen. They "do" get hungry!! None of the host families that I know of charge anything or ask for money for food. We volunteer to host them and yes, the grocery bill does increase substantially in the summer, but we knew that it would going into it.