Founders’ Day is coming up on Tuesday, April 7!
Founders’ Day is coming up this Tuesday, April 7! Join us to honor our AFS Founders, whose commitment and foresight made AFS the incredible community it is today.
Tag: AFS History
2025 Volunteer Award Nominations Now Open
Anyone can nominate a worthy volunteer for an award!
Coming Soon: AFS-USA Volunteer Award Nominations
Do you know a volunteer who deserves to be celebrated?
AFS-USA 2024 Volunteer Recognition Award Recipients
The 2024 Volunteer Recognition Awards were presented during the AFS-USA Volunteer Summit on November 1. These awards celebrate the contributions that volunteers make to AFS-USA.
A Conversation with Zdenek David, AFS Alumnus, Czechoslovakia to the U.S. 1947-48
In a video interview with AFS-USA President Tara Hofmann, Zdenek David describes his experience coming from Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) to the U.S. as one of the first AFS exchange students in 1947.
Volunteer Recognition Awards for 2024: Nominations Open
It’s time to nominate deserving volunteers for national and international awards! Nominations open June 7-July 14.
Deadline extended for Volunteer and Team Awards
Has the looming deadline for nominating a volunteer or team for one of our national or international awards been on your mind? Have no fear!
75th Anniversary School Recognition
Who are the Top 75 Schools for hosting and study abroad across the U.S.?
Participate in AFS Conversations on Tuesday, June 29th!
Want to learn about the history of AFS? Join AFS Conversations to discover how AFS transformed from a wartime humanitarian aid organization into a groundbreaking international secondary school student exchange on Tuesday, June 29 at 8pm ET.
#GivingTuesdayNow | Join AFS-USA in Action
AFS-USA to join #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020, created in response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.