Become a Hosting Champion today!
Today marks the start of Champion’s Month, a nationwide initiative to assist in host family recruitment for select groups of AFS students
AFS-USA Staff pay tribute to lives taken in the Santa Fe, TX tragedy
Our AFS-USA staff in New York recently gathered for a moment of silence to honor the ten people who tragically lost their lives in a shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. Among those killed was Sabika Sheikh, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES) student from Pakistan.
Champions Month kicks off June 12th!
Champions Month starts Tuesday, June 12th! Visit and bookmark this page for resources you can use to find host families for students from certain countries, on certain programs, or students who have special needs or placement restrictions.
Drumbeat: Create a local buzz about hosting!
Use a press release generator to create a custom hosting-focused local press release, which you can share with a local news outlet.
AFS in the Media
A Deaf Student’s Exchange Experience in the U.S. Justin Gonzalez, a YES Student from the Philippines, was cautious about applying to the
Do one thing (Day 3) – Create a hosting press release
Today’s resource is a Press Release Generator that will email you a customized AFS press release and an email template to help
Do one thing (Day 2) – Post on Nextdoor
Thanks for sharing those Reel Life contest entries yesterday! Today, create a free account on Nextdoor.com, a website designed to help neighbors
A Message from AFS-USA in the Wake of the Santa Fe Shooting
Dear AFS-USA Volunteers and Host Families, Friday’s news of the tragic school shooting in Santa Fe, TX, has reached all corners of
“Do one thing” for host family recruitment!
Across the country, AFS Volunteers like you are getting the word out about the opportunity to host an exchange student this fall.
Our sympathies to the Santa Fe, TX community
Dear AFS-USA Volunteers, We were informed by our colleagues at American Councils today that one of the YES Students (non-AFS), Sabika Sheikh