AFS-USA has created AFS Logo Face Masks available to order at no cost for volunteers! You can order them here today!
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Do you enjoy writing? Would you like to see which students are arriving in Fall 2021? We are looking for AFS-USA volunteers interested in writing bios for our incoming students!
Regardless of all that we’ve encountered this year, the adjustments we’ve made, and the resulting sacrifices we’ve faced, I am extraordinarily thankful for all that AFS-USA Volunteers have accomplished this year. Whether it was helping facilitate the mass repatriation of our students, moving full-speed ahead with family-finding, implementing new methods for engaging with host families, students, and other volunteers, or any of the multitude of investments of time and talent, you have kept the AFS mission alive and well.
IEW is a great opportunity for volunteers to reach out to educators and give presentations in their schools and communities (either virtually or in-person).
International Education Week (IEW) is November 16-20! See how you can participate today!
The U.S. Department of State has informed AFS-USA that they have decided to cancel the in-person component of the YES and FLEX programs, scheduled to arrive to the U.S. in January for the spring semester, and instead, change the program to an all-virtual format.
International Education Week (IEW) is almost here! As you may know, this is an incredibly important time for the AFS community. We’ve developed the resources you’ll need to promote AFS and intercultural learning this year!
Each month all AFS-USA staff gather for a virtual meeting where we learn of some of our colleagues’ achievements and plans, many of which could not have been accomplished without volunteer collaboration. We’d like to share some of those updates with you!
Sandy Jurkowski, an exceptional volunteer for AFS, passed away on August 31st after a valiantly fought long battle with cancer. Her volunteerism with AFS Intercultural Programs spanned almost 40 years.
Thanks to nearly 2,000 members of the AFS Family, AFS-USA met the $500,000 Candace and Bert Forbes Challenge! This means that we have raised a total of $1MM to help AFS-USA during what continues to be the most challenging time we have ever faced.