Please keep in mind that every student needs to have an Arrival Orientation completed and recorded in Global Link. If you have not already done so, please make sure all your students have been linked to an Arrival Orientation and that they have been marked as attending the activity. Any student not given a date […]
Have you had the chance to peruse our catalog of AFSNext programs for travelers 18 and up? There’s something for everyone, including lots of exciting opportunities to volunteer, teach, intern, and study abroad! To show off AFSNext’s unique programs and consultation services, we’re now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Give us a like or follow to […]
Dear AFS-USA Volunteers and Staff, We are happy to report that all of our remaining YP-2017 hosted students have been placed with host families and will soon be traveling to the U.S.! I want to personally congratulate all of you on this significant achievement, which was certainly not without its challenges. Two of the biggest […]
More than 130 volunteers attended one of the MyAFS webinars offered during the month of August. Based on that success, we’re offering two additional MyAFS webinars in September. These webinars are particularly useful for Liaisons interested in learning how to enter contacts easily and efficiently. Click on a link below to register for a time […]
Dear Volunteers, As Hurricane Irma makes its way north, support staff has been working closely with support volunteers and TDS staff in Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina to monitor all placements. All partners, whose students’ host families have left their homes and moved to different locations, have been notified. As we expect more student […]
Dear AFS Volunteers, Last January, over 2,000 young people across the globe began dreaming of coming to the U.S. They put their faith in the volunteers and staff of AFS-USA, and we answered accordingly. We’ve worked incredibly hard. We have shown what volunteers can do, and what U.S. citizens are truly made of. And we […]
Families decide to host an AFS Exchange Student for lots of reasons, from learning about another country to building bridges of understanding between cultures. This new video shows some of the many reasons given by host families who have opened their hearts and their homes to high schoolers from around the world. Share this Facebook […]
Have you ever wondered, “Which teams (besides mine) does my Participant Support Specialist work with?” This chart shows all Participant Support Staff’s current Area Team assignments, as well as the coverage plan until a new Support Specialist for the East team is hired. You can also view and contact the Participant Support Specialist assigned to your team on […]
This time of year we get a lot of questions about student medical cards. This is a friendly reminder that this information is available on MyAFS and ID cards (which contain medical information) can be printed in bulk from Global Link. Once all of the students have arrived, new cards will be sent directly to […]
We are excited to announce the newest member of the Participant Support Department, Alyssa Berusch! Alyssa attended the University of Albany and graduated in 2013 with a B.A. in Psychology and European history. She studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain during her undergraduate studies where she furthered her love of travel, culture, and language. After graduation, […]