An AFS Experience in Michigan A local Michigan publication interviewed an AFS Host Family and two YES students about their intercultural exchange adventure in Ida, Michigan. Read the full article at The Monroe News. Sharing Intercultural Exchange Experiences Through Hosting A local Maine publication wrote about the benefits of hosting AFS Students in their homes […]
Author: Edith Yang
Today marks the start of Champion’s Month, a nationwide initiative to assist in host family recruitment for select groups of AFS students arriving this August. This initiative will run for approximately five weeks. Resources tailored for these select groups will be sent weekly to all Area Team Chairs and Hosting Volunteers, along with a national […]
Our AFS-USA staff in New York recently gathered for a moment of silence to honor the ten people who tragically lost their lives in a shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. Among those killed was Sabika Sheikh, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES) student from Pakistan.
Champions Month starts Tuesday, June 12th! Visit and bookmark this page for resources you can use to find host families for students from certain countries, on certain programs, or students who have special needs or placement restrictions.
Use a press release generator to create a custom hosting-focused local press release, which you can share with a local news outlet.
A Deaf Student’s Exchange Experience in the U.S. Justin Gonzalez, a YES Student from the Philippines, was cautious about applying to the program because he is deaf. His anxieties melted away when he realized that his host parents are also hard of hearing and that his host school was accommodating to his learning needs. Read […]
Today’s resource is a Press Release Generator that will email you a customized AFS press release and an email template to help you pitch the story to local media outlets. Once you fill out the form, you should receive your new press release in your email inbox. (Check your spam/junk folder if you can’t find […]
Thanks for sharing those Reel Life contest entries yesterday! Today, create a free account on Nextdoor.com, a website designed to help neighbors connect and communicate online. From there, you can post a “host families needed” type of message using our sample below as a guide. Or, write your own message! Sample Nextdoor.com Message Subject: Seeking […]
Across the country, AFS Volunteers like you are getting the word out about the opportunity to host an exchange student this fall. We’re launching an interactive campaign today to help spark a greater local interest in hosting. Each day, we’ll share a resource or idea designed to assist your Area Team’s host family recruitment effort, […]
In response to feedback from volunteers, we are excited to announce a new text messaging feature for monthly contact reminders!