In this special message, President & CEO Tara Hofmann shares her appreciation for our incredible volunteer community and the impact you’re making across the country.
Great news: for the fifth consecutive year, AFS-USA alumna Jenny K. Messner and her husband Mike are matching every gift to AFS-USA dollar for dollar, up to $250,000. The campaign launches July 1 and runs through August 31.
Throughout June, our Passport to Hosting: Global Spotlight series featured exchange students from around the world, showcasing the unique perspectives, cultures, and experiences they bring to their host communities.
Thank you for highlighting the stories of our incoming exchange students from Europe, Asia, and South America over the last few weeks.
The Marketing team has created new materials for volunteers to use when promoting our incoming hosted students to potential host families and various other campaigns and opportunities. Do you enjoy doing local AFS promotion in your area? Are you the go-to for your area team’s social media needs (or would you like to be)? Consider signing […]
Join the Stakeholder Engagement Department for an “Intro to MyAFS” webinar, featuring an introductory overview of the MyAFS Volunteer Portal with time for Q&A. The short webinars are available to any volunteer, but they’re especially useful for new volunteers who would like a basic overview of MyAFS and other resources. The next webinars are scheduled for Thursday, July […]
Area Team Chairs: We Want to Hear From You!
We’re now entering week three of our Passport to Hosting: Global Spotlight series!
We’re excited to invite you to join AFS-USA and the Alliance for International Exchange in the Summer of Action—a nationwide advocacy campaign running from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
We’re sharing a story from a host family in California whose introduction to AFS began back in the 1970s!