Today’s resource is a Press Release Generator that will email you a customized AFS press release and an email template to help you pitch the story to local media outlets. Once you fill out the form, you should receive your new press release in your email inbox. (Check your spam/junk folder if you can’t find […]
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Thanks for sharing those Reel Life contest entries yesterday! Today, create a free account on Nextdoor.com, a website designed to help neighbors connect and communicate online. From there, you can post a “host families needed” type of message using our sample below as a guide. Or, write your own message! Sample Nextdoor.com Message Subject: Seeking […]
Across the country, AFS Volunteers like you are getting the word out about the opportunity to host an exchange student this fall. We’re launching an interactive campaign today to help spark a greater local interest in hosting. Each day, we’ll share a resource or idea designed to assist your Area Team’s host family recruitment effort, […]
Support the nationwide effort to recruit AFS Host Families for the upcoming 2018-19 year. Our newest cycle of international high school exchange students hail from more than 80 countries, and will be placed with host families in communities across the country ahead of their arrival in August. To help spread the world about this opportunity, […]
Student audio introductions are a great way for potential host families to get to know students coming this fall. These introductions can now be found on a student’s “Get to Know” in Global Link, and are also available on the Meet the Students page.
Dear Volunteers, As we move towards the Global Prep June 15th deadline, we want to be sure you have all the tools necessary to help your recruitment efforts. One of the easiest ways to promote our Global Prep programs is through a quick Facebook post. To simplify this process, we have created a button on […]
Monday, May 7 is the last day for current and former AFS Host Families to enter Reel Life for a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to Orlando, FL with their hosted student! Share this blog post with host families you know to help them craft their winning entry: Share Blog
Back by popular demand for its 4th year, the AFS Reel Life contest invites all current and former AFS-USA Host Families and their exchange students to compete for a chance to receive a family reunion…in Orlando, FL! Contestants are asked to submit a video or photo (and caption) that captures their AFS hosting experience. In […]
Share your thoughts, comments and questions about the Project: Change contest.
Upcoming changes in Global Link, based on requests from Fall 2017 hosting surveys. These changes should make our incoming hosted students more marketable to potential Host Families