Drumbeat: Watch and Share an AFSer’s Instagram Stories of Japan!
Curious what life in Japan with AFS is like? See it through the eyes of one of our exchange students who’s currently
A Second Chance to Live with a Host Family Abroad
Spend a semester or summer as a gap year or college student living with a host family, earning college credits, and participating in service learning projects.
New Feature in Contacts & Visits Widget
Volunteers can now select multiple host family members when entering a contact or visit.
Household Members Turning 18 While Hosting
For the safety of our students and the organization as a whole, additional efforts are now being made to complete background checks on host family members turning 18.
Volunteer Spotlight
Volunteer Spotlight Lynn Dransoff Batavia, Illinois AFS USA Volunteer sin ce 2003 Gt. Illinois Team This month AFS USA is pleased to
NH19 Hosting Application Distribution Process is Ready!
The final version of the NH19 Hosting Application Distribution Process will be going live on Monday, January 14.
Deadlines extended for Fall 2019 Year and Semester Programs!
The deadline to submit applications for Fall 2019 Year & Semester programs has been extended!
Don’t Miss the January Support Webinar on Travel Guidelines
Please join us for a webinar on Travel Guidelines on Thursday, January 10th at 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 6pm MT, or 5pm PT.
Changes to MyAFS-You Asked, We Listened!
We’ve made some changes to the Host Family Interview Form, as well as the Contacts & Visits, Placements, and Sending widgets!
An Interview with Maggie Kane, AFS Returnee
Maggie Kane, AFS Returnee (U.S. to Italy ’08), has adopted a new model of social responsibility – pay-what-you-can restaurants and food markets.