I’m very pleased to share AFS-USA’s Strategic Plan 2.0 with you. This plan came together through the efforts of a diverse group of AFS-USA volunteers, staff, board members, and external consultants.
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Your efforts to find family and school placements for AFS Exchange Students have been truly outstanding. Despite the challenges we currently face, AFS-USA Volunteers and Staff have managed to successfully recruit more than 1,800 families nationwide. Now, we’re almost there! With about 100 exchange students left, let’s keep the energy high and the momentum going […]
Dear Volunteer, I wanted to share a few words about our community of incredible, hardworking members like you. Today, the AFS mission is as important as it was 70 years ago when we began our first exchange program. The relevance of our work is sustained by what you and fellow AFS Volunteers do to […]
If you are wondering if there is one thing you can do to make an impact, please consider becoming a welcome family and hosting a student for up to 12 weeks.
On July 25th, the President and CEO of AFS-USA, Tara Hofmann, spoke before a virtual audience of AFS volunteers and staff. She shared a message that reminded us of why we do what we do and how important our work is to the world in which we currently live.
Over the past month, the Marketing Team has been developing a new national and local promotional campaign called “Before you know it” for host family recruitment that officially begins this week.
Over the past year, a working group comprised of AFS-USA staff, volunteers, members of the board of directors, and a facilitator from a firm specializing in effective strategic planning have worked together to develop AFS-USA’s Strategic Plan 2.0.
You are invited to join a Volunteer Town Hall call with AFS-USA’s President, Tara Hofmann, on Thursday, July 25 at 8pm EDT (7pm CDT, 6pm MDT, 5pm PDT).
Read about the highlights from last week’s NAFSA Conference in Washington, D.C. as shared by AFS-USA President, Tara Hofmann.
Our hearts are heavy upon hearing of the passing of Sen. Richard Lugar.