Scholarships Available

Summer needs-based scholarships still available for Thailand and Ghana. Will look
good on college applications! These will end soon. So, Contact Us immediately for more information if interested!

AFS-LA Donations

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Returnee Reconnect

Are you an AFS Returnee living in the Los Angeles area? Want connect and share your story with current or future AFSers, or get involved with AFS activities in the L.A. area?

How you can get involved

Tell us about your interests

or Contact Us!

 

Hosting Opportunities

Make a Difference! Host an AFS high school exchange student for a semester or full school year. By Connecting Lives and Sharing Cultures, AFS Host Families are building a more just and peaceful world. You CAN make a difference. We hope you'll join our growing community of families who say "yes" to AFS! Students like these are arriving in August and could be the newest member of your family.

If interested, Contact Us or phone AFS at 1-800-AFS-INFO.

An Amazing Year

Our own Ella from Indonesia ('10-'11) has created a video that is a reflection of her wonderful year here in L.A.  We love ya, Ella!!
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Volunteering

Become an AFS Volunteer

Volunteers are a very essential part of AFS. And there are numerous opportunities, such as student orientations, student sending, family hosting, student-family liaison and orientation, occurring throughout the year in the greater Los Angeles area which require different types of volunteers both on the local chapter level and on the regional area. And there are numerous chapters established in the greater Los Angeles area.

What is a Chapter?

An AFS chapter is a structured group of volunteers in a school community who implement the AFS programs in that community by hosting and sending participants on AFS programs, and who work together to assure that the principles and standards of AFS are upheld.

What Kind of Volunteers Does a Chapter Need?

It takes many volunteers to form a viable chapter. For example, some of the common chapter volunteer positions include:

  • President
  • Accounting
  • Student selection
  • Family selection
  • Student-Family Liaison
  • Student's "AFS Aunt" and/or "AFS Uncle"
  • Coordinating short-term home exchanges
  • Fund raising
  • Publishing chapter newsletter
  • Publicity

Volunteer Registration

Volunteer Regisration is required per U.S. State Dept. guidelines in order to be an active AFS volunteer.  Apply to become an AFS Volunteer.

Need More Information?

To obtain more information about volunteer positions in the L.A. area, Contact Us!  Or, more information can be found at the AFS-USA website

Upcoming Events

  • Sat, May 26 thru Sun, Jun 3 - Southwest Trip
  • Mon, Jun 11 - YES students leave L.A.
  • Sat, Jun 23 - EOS for remaining Hosted Students
  • Mon, Jun 25 - D-Day

Questions? Contact Us 

NSLI-Y Program

AFS has a partnership with the State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Program, which provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students and recent graduates interested in learning less-commonly studied foreign languages overseas.

YES Abroad Program

AFS has a partnership with the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and provides full scholarships for American high school students to study for up to one year in countries with significant Muslim populations. Additionally, the YES Program provides the opportunity for students from Islamic countries to participate in a homestay here in the U.S.

FLEX Program

AFS has a partnership with the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and which provides scholarships for students from former Soviet bloc countries in order to participate in a homestay here in the U.S.
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