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#afs #afsusa #afseffect #exchangestudents #creatingglobalcitizens #passpeaceforward #afseffect #internationalexchange #connectacrosscultures #broadenyourhorizons | AFS Intercultural Programs USA As the United States nears its 250th birthday, the AFS-USA MissTennKy Area Team demonstrates the impact of inviting new cultural experiences into our lives. In this video created by Olivia Blackmon, hosted and study abroad students share the growth that can be found through student exchange. By cele...

Please, share this with especially your musical friends.
Alexandria is one of the many fabulous AFSeres with many intrests and talents who need loving hosts for the next school year. To see more on her and the other 600, go to afsusa.org/host. Locally, contact: [email protected] or 646-381-1335.

Please, share with especially your musical buddies. This is one very talented young lady. To see some 600 more who still need hosts, go to afsusa.org/host. You may also begin an application to host here. To see all of the AFS programs, go to afsusa.org/impact. Localy, volunteers are also needed. Locally, contact [email protected] or 646-381-3335.

Welcome an International Exchange Student to your Family - AFS-USA Expand your Family's Horizons. Host an International Exchange Student. 2,000+ Students come to the U.S. every year from 90+ countries with AFS-USA.

Do you want to bring a unique cultural experience to your school? Encourage members of your school community to enrich their lives by adding an AFS exchange student to their family for the 26-27 school year! Hosting an AFS student brings global perspectives into schools, homes, and communities.
Please, consider adding this message to your next newsletter or explore other ways to identify host families in your school community.
Several outstanding AFS students are currently available to come to our community for the 2026-27 school year! Students like
Emma (F, 16, Italy) – an animal lover who enjoys cooking and video games and wants to become a criminologist.
Moreno (M, 17, Italy) – a friendly student who loves basketball, water activities like paddleboarding, cooking pasta dishes, and studying computer science.
Annabelle “Anni” (F, 16, Germany) – a friendly student who plays piano, dances, and loves basketball.
Floyd (M, 16, Germany) – a responsible student who enjoys playing piano, downhill skiing, going to the gym, and studying history and technology.
Host families provide a welcoming home, meals, and inclusion in daily life, creating a meaningful cultural exchange for families, students, and the whole community. To learn more about hosting or recommending a host family, visit afsusa.org/host or contact me. Dr. Barbara Y. Wills at [email protected].
Thanks for helping to share this life-changing opportunity,
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Welcome an International Exchange Student to your Family - AFS-USA
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Welcome an International Exchange Student to your Family - AFS-USA
Expand your Family's Horizons. Host an International Exchange Student. 2,000+ Students come to the U.S. every year from 90+ countries with AFS-USA.

Welcome an International Exchange Student to your Family - AFS-USA Expand your Family's Horizons. Host an International Exchange Student. 2,000+ Students come to the U.S. every year from 90+ countries with AFS-USA.

Passionate about world peace? Me too! That's why I volunteer with AFS USA — an organization that fosters cross-cultural understanding by creating international exchange opportunities for students and educators.
Want to join us? Here's how you can get involved:
🌍 Host a student: Open your home to a teenage ambassador from another country - maybe even one of the ones below! https://www.afsusa.org/host-family/
🤝 Volunteer: Opportunities include activities like helping to recruit host families and supporting students during their stay. https://www.afsusa.org/volunteer-with-afs/
Reach out to me or click the links above for more info!

Volunteer with AFS-USA - AFS-USA Shape the lives of tomorrow’s international leaders by joining our network of volunteers worldwide as an AFS volunteer today!

AFS folks advocating international education preparing to meet our representatives on the hill tomorrow. Standing is the head of AFS Egypt and sitting far left is Tara Hoffman head of AFS-USA.others are volunteers with The Miss Tennky Area AFS team.

March 9, 2026 AFS-USA Innovation Team (afsusa.org) announcement.

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.

Pathfinder: NextGen Careers (hosted at Miami University in Ohio) explores emerging fields and future-ready skills.
Lewis and Clark: Then and Now (Pacific Northwest/Oregon) connects history with contemporary perspectives.
The Table We Share: Food and Culture (Chicago) uses culinary exploration to build understanding and community.
Learn more about these programs by visiting the Innovation Hub.. We also encourage you to share this interest form with eligible students.

Thank you for helping expand the impact of AFS in new ways that are [email protected] to the current needs of our own country.

For those of you in schools, I hope you will be hosting several of our AFS students in the fall. Go to afsusa.org/host to see their mini bios. Apply now to be sure that there is room in your school as most will only take four.

For more details, contact [email protected] or 646-381-3335.
Thanks for sharing.

Dr. Barbara Y.Wills, LPC,NCC
[email protected]
615-210-1552
Miss Tennky Area AFS Team PR Chair
afsusa.org/misstennky/

MissTennKy Area Team - AFS-USA AFS Intercultural Programs began as the American Field Ambulance Services in World War I and II, when volunteers—often university students—served as ambulance drivers. Many wanted to join the military but were unable due to health issues, so they served in this humanitarian role instead. After r...

Damien from Germany reading to 3rd and 4th graders at his host HS Clarksville Academy for Read Across American Week. He is a full scholarship CB student. To see others like him and many others, go to afsusa.org/host. You may also begin an application here. Locally, you may contact [email protected]/host for more information.