Thank you for everything you do to make AFS-USA’s mission possible.

Whether you’re welcoming an exchange student, supporting other volunteers, building community partnerships, or helping launch new opportunities, your dedication creates life-changing intercultural experiences every day.

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. 

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View the transcript of the video here.

And we’d like to add one more note of thanks to the Greater Chicago, Columbia Pacific, and Greater Cincinnati volunteer teams for your outstanding work helping bring AFS-USA’s new domestic programs to life, as well as to the individuals and teams who helped recruit our first cohort of participants. Your leadership and commitment are helping shape the future of AFS.

Thank you for all you do—we couldn’t do it without you.