We hope you had fun at your Fourth of July festivities! We’re ready to get back in the swing of things after enjoying some barbecues, backyard parties, and fireworks. Now, let’s continue that patriotic spirit by encouraging new families to share American culture with an international exchange student! Share on Facebook: Highlight and copy the […]
New marketing materials, including a general AFS flyer, Pass Peace Forward post cards, and AFS Next post cards are ready to order here. There are still plenty of Seeds for Peace packets available to order as well! If you need any assistance in ordering these materials, please contact marketing@afsusa.org.
The following articles are great examples of AFS-USA programs, students and families featured in the Media. Use these pieces to promote AFS in your area and as inspiration for pitching stories to your own local media outlets! You can find press release templates and pitching tips on the Field Hub, under the Downloads section of […]
As of today, your assigned NH16/SH17 participants will no longer appear under the “My Assigned” tab in MyAFS. To enter an NH16/SH17 contact, you will need to either access your participant in the “All Participants” tab* or through Global Link. We encourage you to enter any missing contacts as soon as possible! As a reminder, […]
Across the U.S., there are a handful of non-Community Placed students appearing as available students for your team’s ZIP codes in Meet the Students and MyAFS. There are several reasons why this is happening. First, there are still a few students in Regionally Available status, each of whom will show up as being available in Meet […]
Departure Day is just around the corner for the remainder of our students! Before you say your goodbyes, please take a few minutes to make sure that you’ve completed all the items on this June to-do list: 1. Talk or meet with your student. End-of-stay orientations and farewell events are perfect opportunities to do so. 2. […]
With the MyAFS Contacts & Visits widget now available to all volunteers, the Monthly Contact Mobile site will be shut down in mid-July (final date to be announced). If you haven’t started using the C&V widget yet, now is the time! We encourage you to use it to record any remaining contacts for the year. […]
Dear AFS-USA Volunteers, I am very pleased to announce that we are finished with our rehiring process! We were very lucky and appreciative to have so many wonderful applicants, and felt that this necessitated a thorough review of the applicants that we selected. Now, I would like to introduce our three newest members of the […]
It’s almost time for the most emotional day of the AFS year…Departure Day! With many teams about to begin their pre-departure orientations, we decided to show the world how AFSers are feeling right now with a Facebook post. Want to share it with your Facebook friends? Highlight and copy the sample caption below, and then […]
This week, we launched the Placements widget on MyAFS, and it has never been easier for every AFS Volunteer to see the host students that are community placed in their team and regionally available. The Placements widget is launching as we get ready for the upcoming End of Stay orientations and D-Days, which are happening […]