Starting today, you can join our week-long Around the World in 7 Days campaign, designed to spotlight some of the countries our students come from and provide resources to support host family recruitment.
Advocacy by AFS-USA, AFS-Japan, staff, volunteers, and host families has elicited a response from the US embassy’s cultural affairs section, who are working to secure appointments.
In this video update for volunteers, I reflect on the themes of my recent article “What We Do Matters – Now More Than Ever”, and how our work today is demonstrating that Americans continue to believe in connection, empathy, and global citizenship. If you can’t click on the above photo please click on the video link […]
Jaz is the winner of this year’s Sponsored Programs Coloring Page Contest! She is the granddaughter of volunteer and host mom Kim Thompson in World Class. Jaz is six years old and has been positively impacted by intercultural exchange through being a fourth generation AFSer. The coloring page was inspired by the design she shared […]
In our latest podcast episode, we follow the story of Michael, a first-time host dad, as he recounts his year hosting an exchange student from Germany. From the moment he decided to host and the excitement leading up to his student’s arrival, to the ways his daily routine changed, Michael shares how opening his home […]
You’re Invited: AFS National Hosting Call
📅 Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
🕗 Time: 8:00 PM ET
📍 Location: Zoom
The National Council is a key leadership body of AFS-USA composed of volunteers and senior staff who work collaboratively, to address and advance the organizational priorities of AFS-USA. As of July 1, 2025, the council welcomed a new Chair and Vice-Chair, Patti Rounsevell (Chair) and Jessica Robinson (Co-Chair).
AFS-USA, in partnership with the National Council, is organizing a series of six Community Summits across the US starting this fall through the spring of 2026.
AFS-USA recently became aware of potential challenges related to visa appointment availability in Japan. This issue is specific to the US embassy in Japan.
The deadline to nominate a volunteer or team for an award is July 14.