International Education Week (IEW) is November 16-20! See how you can participate today!
The 2020 Virtual AFS Summit begins on Thursday evening, November 12 at 8pm EST, with AFS-USA President Tara Hofmann’s Welcome Address.
Use our new “I’m an AFS-USA Volunteer” graphic on LinkedIn to show your support for AFS!
Information about late registration for the virtual AFS Summit.
Please join us and hundreds of other members of our AFS Family for the opening of our first Virtual AFS Summit—RISE! on Thursday, November 12th, from 8:00-9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. This will be an opportunity to learn how AFS-USA is doing in these trying times and the important work ahead of us.
This year’s AFS Summit will be held virtually via Zoom, which means this experience is available to all AFS-USA volunteers. The RSVP deadline has been extended to Wed. Nov 4, 2020!
I know that last week’s announcement indicating a significant change to our inbound FLEX and YES programs was not only disappointing, but also unsettling. Many of you have worked hard to place these students with host families while also looking for new host families to host the unplaced students. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed, regardless of this transition to a virtual-only program for the spring, and I am grateful for the work you’ve done on behalf of these participants.
The deadline to register for the Virtual AFS Summit has been extended through Monday, November 2.
The U.S. Department of State has informed AFS-USA that they have decided to cancel the in-person component of the YES and FLEX programs, scheduled to arrive to the U.S. in January for the spring semester, and instead, change the program to an all-virtual format.
Here is an update on our #ChaptersSupportingAFSUSA, an initiative suggested by April Murphy that we have put into motion. I am grateful for those who have stepped forward to contribute funds at a time when AFS-USA really needs your support.