AFS Greater Los Angeles

Changing the World one mind at a time

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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Returnee Reconnect

Are you an AFS Returnee from the Greater Los Angeles area or a returnee that is now living in the Los Angeles area? Want to get involved with AFS activities here?

Here are a few of the ways you can get involved:

Participate in the monthly events we have scheduled. Most are opent to all, including younger children.
Participate in student sending by talking about your experiences at school or community presentations.
Be a host family for a school semester or a year.
Participate in host family recruitment and/or interviewing
Be a liaison to a hosted student and their host family.
Be a "Aunt", "Uncle", or "Cousin" to currently hosted students and/or as a mentor tooutbound American students.

So, Contact Us today!

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.