Dear AFS-USA Volunteers, We were informed by our colleagues at American Councils today that one of the YES Students (non-AFS), Sabika Sheikh of Pakistan, was killed today in the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. The YES community, along with the entire exchange community, and all of us at AFS are devastated by this tragedy. […]
In response to feedback from volunteers, we are excited to announce a new text messaging feature for monthly contact reminders!
Support the nationwide effort to recruit AFS Host Families for the upcoming 2018-19 year. Our newest cycle of international high school exchange students hail from more than 80 countries, and will be placed with host families in communities across the country ahead of their arrival in August. To help spread the world about this opportunity, […]
Great news! You can now view lists of ALL 2018-19 NSLI-Y summer and academic year finalists and 2018-19 YES Abroad finalists.
Student audio introductions are a great way for potential host families to get to know students coming this fall. These introductions can now be found on a student’s “Get to Know” in Global Link, and are also available on the Meet the Students page.
This month AFS-USA is pleased to spotlight Kay Barr of the Ohio River Valley team. Kay has been an AFS Volunteer since 2012. Congratulations Kay!
AFS Student Writes Letter to Host Mother An AFS Student hosted in Washington published a letter expressing his gratitude to his Host Mom on Mother’s Day. Read his letter at HeraldNet. AFS Host Family and Exchange Students Reminisce about the Past Several Months For the Penvoses, hosting exchange students allowed them to learn about diverse […]
Cast your vote for Reel Life to help choose which family will get to make new memories with their exchange student!
Our friends at iEARN-USA invite you to attend the 2018 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit, July 8-14, 2018 in Winchester, Virginia. Registration is now open.
Dear Volunteers, As we move towards the Global Prep June 15th deadline, we want to be sure you have all the tools necessary to help your recruitment efforts. One of the easiest ways to promote our Global Prep programs is through a quick Facebook post. To simplify this process, we have created a button on […]