The Marketing team has created new materials for volunteers to use when promoting our incoming hosted students to potential host families and various other campaigns and opportunities. Do you enjoy doing local AFS promotion in your area? Are you the go-to for your area team’s social media needs (or would you like to be)? Consider signing […]
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AFS-USA celebrates this bipartisan step forward for the exchange community—and you can help it grow!
Please help amplify this initiative by sharing the video on your social media channels and networks.
Thank you to everyone who joined the National Council Leadership Hosting Call. It was great to come together to discuss strategies for maintaining the momentum of the NH26 hosting placement cycle through early outreach and community engagement.
Congress decides the future of exchange programs – tell them to reject the proposed 68% cut.
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.
In summer 2026, AFS-USA will launch three one-week domestic pilot programs for youth ages 15–17, bringing our educational model – reflection, dialogue, identity awareness, and cultural agility – to immersive, place-based experiences across the U.S.
Check out these inspiring testimonials from Nikki Wood and Teddy Widom. Their experiences highlight the real impact of cultural exchange.
Here’s your chance to learn more about AFS Sponsored Programs and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affair’s (ECA) youth exchange initiatives!
On Thanksgiving—and every day of the year—we’re grateful for your truly significant support.