AFS has added an “ASL” (American Sign Language) option on our Volunteer and Host Family Applications!
In this video created by AFS Volunteer and Host Father Derek Hayes, students from around the world arrive in the U.S. to meet their host families and start an adventure like no other!
View the recording of the August 17th Hosting Town Hall.
Please join me for a Town Hall this Tuesday, August 17th, at 8:00PM EDT.
Riding a bus for the 1st time, picking out classes with their counselors, setting up a locker and more!
The NSLI-Y and YES Abroad staff are happy to share that a list of 2021-22 NSLI-Y Virtual Summer Intensive (VSI), NSLI-Y year program, and YES Abroad finalists…
As Support gears up and welcomes our new wave of students on program we wanted to share some updates and new resources which we feel may provide great assistance in general preparedness and getting off to a strong supportive start for what will undoubtedly be a year filled with both expected and new support situations/circumstances.
Hundreds of students are arriving to their host communities next week to begin their exchange year! We’d love to capture the excitement of First Arrivals through photo and video with your help.
Save the date for the 2021 Volunteer Summit, November 6-8. Our theme this year is “Leading Together”!
These awards are the most prestigious the AFS Global Network of Partners bestows on volunteers and are designed to recognize the various and different types of contributions people can make.