07-10-2006, 03:53 PM
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| AFS Needs Hosting Families
Follow up to my previous post -- I contacted AFS for more information that I could post here, and here is what they sent me: Quote:
AFS Seeks Area Families to Host Exchange Students and Teachers
Each year, AFS Intercultural Programs exchanges more than 11,000 young people from throughout the world. 2006 has been designated as the 'Year of Study Abroad' by the U.S. Senate, and this year, AFS-USA will welcome more than 2,800 high school students and teachers from approximately 50 countries to the United States. Most students will study for 11 months in high schools while being hosted by families who are eager to share their homes and lives with these outstanding young people. AFS Visiting Teachers will volunteer in U.S. schools to work with educators and their students, and will also live with host families while participating in school and community life.
AFS is currently seeking families who are interested in learning more about how to become a host family. AFS also needs volunteers and liaisons to help ensure that families, schools, and students receive the support they need to make this a wonderful experience for all. AFS (formerly the American Field Service) is a worldwide, nonprofit organization that has been leading international high school student exchange for more than 58 years. Host families and students receive the support of community-based AFS volunteers throughout the students' stay in the U.S.
Families are asked to include their international students in their daily lives, to provide a bed and meals, and to give their hosted students the same kind of support they would give to their own family members. AFS Students come with their own spending money and secondary medical coverage.
Individuals are also needed to be AFS 'aunts' and 'uncles' to share special times with students. There is a wide range of volunteer positions available as well, such as liaisons who meet monthly with students and their host families, helping with community events, and making high school presentations. Taking part in AFS' mission of improving international understanding is something American families can do for themselves, their communities, and the world. For more information about AFS programs abroad, hosting, or volunteering, please call 1-800-AFS-INFO or visit www.afs.org/usa | |
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