The first 2018-2019 hosted students are ready for placement! We have also made changes to how students are being made available based on staff and volunteer feedback.
Author: Sarah Radermacher
During this year’s national awards and recognition season, your team can recognize volunteers individually or as a group for their dedication and hard work.
Which study abroad program would you pick: a year attending high school in Germany or a summer exploring language and culture in China?
To highlight a few of our priority programs, Marketing is producing a series of fact sheets that outline the details and benefits of select destinations.
All AFS-USA Volunteers are invited to sign the Declaration of Accra—the AFS Network’s pledge to help the world learn and live together.
Find out what’s new in national scholarships! Plus, don’t forget to send in your updates on local area team scholarships.
Dear AFS-USA Volunteers, Every year at this time, AFS-USA launches a campaign to raise essential funding for the organization and its mission. This year’s campaign theme is “Hometown Diplomacy,” and we’re highlighting how sharing the places we call home with citizens of other countries helps build a more just and peaceful world. Giving Tuesday is […]
On November 22, Silver & Gold volunteer Bobbie Greenwood celebrated her 100th year!
We are writing today to share an update on the progress of The Chappaqua Project since the 2017 AFS-USA National Volunteer Assembly (NVA) in April. Chappaqua is the project name for AFS-USA’s dedicated efforts and investment in strengthening the volunteer organization, and it includes a variety of initiatives. At the NVA, under the Chappaqua umbrella, […]
“Gap year” programs — typically a year or semester taken between high school and college — are growing in popularity, and AFS is prepared to meet this need. This article on Marketplace discusses the phenomenon among high school grads, and this one on Forbes shares stories about people taking gap years after college and throughout […]