What is LIFT? The Leadership Initiative for Teams is a program designed to enhance leadership skills, such as communication, delegation, giving effective feedback and community outreach. The overall theme of the program is building connections. LIFT participants will also plan a community impact project to be implemented with their AFS volunteer team. An example of […]
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Our newest blog post is an interview with the Lounibos Family, recipients of the 2018 Reel Life Grand Prize! In it, they discuss how their host daughter Lison from France changed their lives. Share this blog post to inspire other families to jump in and share their lives with an exchange student!
Dear AFS Volunteers, Last week, we welcomed over 1,500 international AFS Exchange Students into the U.S. for the start of their exchange year. We are so close to achieving our goal of placing every one of our students by August 30th for this school year, but there are still approximately 250 AFS Students without host family placements. […]
View our most recent annual report to read all about our accomplishments last year!
It’s that exciting time of year – when the next group of AFS Students arrives! We love seeing photos of AFS Host Families and Exchange Students meeting for the first time, holding welcome signs, and embarking on the start of their exchange year. If you have any great photos from 1st Arrivals you’d like to […]
An AFS Student’s Study Abroad Experience in Japan A local California publication wrote about Michael Gery, an AFS Returnee who just returned home from studying abroad in Japan for the summer. Read about Michael and his experience at Mountain Democrat. An Italian AFSer Revisits His U.S. Host Family in Minnesota Gianluca Cicconi was hosted […]
It’s now very easy to “unclaim” interviews that are assigned to you. Also, check out these new host family interview resources!
Use our press release generator form to create a hosting press release.
Based on requests from volunteers, a new report has been created in Global Link, called Hosted Student Allergy Medical and Dietary Information.
Student Spends Last Year of High School in the Philippines A local New Jersey publication profiled Colin Vega, an AFS Returnee, who recently returned from studying abroad in the Philippines and will soon attend Princeton University this fall. The article described differing cultural experiences Colin had while he was living and going to school in […]