Nominations open next month for the AFS Galatti Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service. Start thinking about amazing volunteers you know who deserve a nomination!
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Maryland Students Awarded CBYX Scholarship Nyah Cameron Johnson, a high school student from Maryland, is one of 250 students who received a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship this year. She will spend the 2018 to 2019 academic year living and attending school in Germany through the scholarship program. Read more about the student and the […]
AFS Exchange Students have spent the last few weeks getting to know their host families, and many are getting ready to begin their first days in American high schools. However, there are still students waiting to find out when they can start their exchange year! Send this text to 5 people you think would make great […]
Our newest blog post is an interview with the Lounibos Family, recipients of the 2018 Reel Life Grand Prize! In it, they discuss how their host daughter Lison from France changed their lives. Share this blog post to inspire other families to jump in and share their lives with an exchange student!
View our most recent annual report to read all about our accomplishments last year!
Have you read the story of Courtney Turcer, joined by her six AFS host siblings from around the world on her wedding day? It perfectly illustrates the unbreakable bonds formed by cultural exchange. Share this article and see a great example of the AFS effect in action!
Minnesota High School Student Wins AFS-USA’s Project: Change Contest The Grand Prize winner of this year’s Project: Change contest was featured in a local Minnesota publication. Clare Gagne, a student from Orono, MN, submitted a volunteer idea to use arts, music, and athletics to empower children in Kenya. As the winner, Clare received a full […]
YES Student’s Experience at the UNICEF Annual Summit An AFS-hosted YES Student, Isheka Agarwal, talks about the inspirational experience she had at the UNICEF Annual Summit. Encouraged by the event, she plans to start a UNICEF club back home and hopes to start a children’s health program in her community. Read her story at YES […]
AFS Students Talk About Life in Minnesota Four AFS Students, who spent eight months studying abroad in Marshall, Minnesota, shared their experience with residents at a community center last week. Read about each of the students’ experiences at Marshall Independent. Local Cleveland High School Celebrates AFS Just in time for AFS-USA’s National Volunteer Assembly […]
This month AFS-USA is pleased to spotlight Diane Sarna of the E-Z Pass team, who has been an AFS Volunteer since 1986. Congratulations Diane!