The following articles are great examples of AFS-USA programs, students and families featured in the Media. Use these pieces to promote AFS in your area and as inspiration for pitching stories to your own local media outlets! You can find press release templates and pitching tips on the Field Hub, under the Downloads section of […]
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We would like to share and remind volunteers of a few placement deadlines for our Core, BP and CBYX hosted students. July 17th, POR students (this is change from the original July 7th deadline) July 18th, ESP students (also a change from the original July 17th deadline) July 20th, For students who have to come […]
We hope you had fun at your Fourth of July festivities! We’re ready to get back in the swing of things after enjoying some barbecues, backyard parties, and fireworks. Now, let’s continue that patriotic spirit by encouraging new families to share American culture with an international exchange student! Share on Facebook: Highlight and copy the […]
The following articles are great examples of AFS-USA programs, students and families featured in the Media. Use these pieces to promote AFS in your area and as inspiration for pitching stories to your own local media outlets! You can find press release templates and pitching tips on the Field Hub, under the Downloads section of […]
As of today, your assigned NH16/SH17 participants will no longer appear under the “My Assigned” tab in MyAFS. To enter an NH16/SH17 contact, you will need to either access your participant in the “All Participants” tab* or through Global Link. We encourage you to enter any missing contacts as soon as possible! As a reminder, […]
Across the U.S., there are a handful of non-Community Placed students appearing as available students for your team’s ZIP codes in Meet the Students and MyAFS. There are several reasons why this is happening. First, there are still a few students in Regionally Available status, each of whom will show up as being available in Meet […]
Departure Day is just around the corner for the remainder of our students! Before you say your goodbyes, please take a few minutes to make sure that you’ve completed all the items on this June to-do list: 1. Talk or meet with your student. End-of-stay orientations and farewell events are perfect opportunities to do so. 2. […]
This week, we launched the Placements widget on MyAFS, and it has never been easier for every AFS Volunteer to see the host students that are community placed in their team and regionally available. The Placements widget is launching as we get ready for the upcoming End of Stay orientations and D-Days, which are happening […]
Each year, a few countries elect not to allow us to waive a rule (The AFS International Presidential Policy for Timely Placements) created by AFS International that requires placement earlier than we normally set our FPC deadlines. This year, those countries are POR, PER and ESP. In order to avoid additional fees/expenses charged to AFS-USA […]
In order to clarify the Religion question (Form C, Q 11) in our Host Family Online Application, we have revised the question based on feedback and input from representatives from Hosting Operations, RMCQA, Team Development and Field Operations. We hope the question is now clear, based on the department of state requirements, and helpful in […]