July 21 Host Family Update
This message was sent to all current host families whose host students have not yet departed the U.S. These updates will be sent weekly until all students have returned to their home countries.
Text Messaging Best Practices for AFS-USA Volunteers
Learn about texting as an AFS-USA Volunteer, including who and when it is appropriate to text, safe messaging best practices, and sample text messaging you can use to promote AFS by audience.
COVID-19 Sending FAQs for Volunteers
Quite a few adjustments have been made to how we provide AFS experiences to U.S. students and this information may help you in setting expectations and answering the questions of your applicants and their parents/guardians.
Register for the Upcoming Volunteer Town Hall
Join Tara Hofmann, CEO and President, and Mary Jo Brock, Chief Officer of Field Operations and Organizational Development, for an AFS-USA Volunteer Town Hall on Thursday, July 23rd, at 8:00 PM ET.
July 14 Host Family Update
This message was sent to all current host families whose host students have not yet departed the U.S. These updates will be sent weekly until all students have returned to their home countries.
YES Alumni Impact Stories to Share
AFS-USA Alums are truly amazing. Check out these stories of AFS hosted YES students that are continuing to make a difference in the world!
AFS-USA Matching Campaign: We Need You Now!
AFS-USA is launching a major fundraising campaign that will employ all of the communications tools we can- direct mail; email; social media; zoom calls and telephone calls (and when possible in-person calls) with donors; and a fundraising challenge to match $500,000 which has been generously set-up by Bert and Candace Forbes, long-time donors and supporters of AFS-USA.
July 8 Update re: NSLI-Y 2020-21 Year Program Timeline for American Participants
This is an important update about the NSLI-Y year program for 2020-21.
#Adulting on social media: Digital branding and online identity performance
Register now for AFS-USA’s Career Exploration live talk with Judith Rosenbaum, PhD on July 13 at 2 PM ET and share with interested students in your area!
July 7 Host Family Update
This message was sent to all current host families whose host students have not yet departed the U.S. These updates will be sent weekly until all students have returned to their home countries.