Faces of America
From AFSWiki
Contents |
Faces of America Program Overview
The AFS Faces of America (FoA) Program is a holistic, global education experience created to ensure intercultural learning is accessible to deserving students from minority and low income communities who wish to explore the world beyond their borders.
At the highest level, the program affords students from underserved communities the international skills and experience they need to thrive in higher education and an increasingly globalized workforce. Faces of America begins with mentoring, leadership development and educational enrichment at the local level. It culminates in a four to six week international exchange that may focus on community service, language study or cultural programs.
Upon return to the United States, students participate in continued mentoring, internships and community service to apply the global awareness and understanding they acquired abroad. Faces of American programs are delivered by an extraordinary consortium of community-based partners. These local community partners select from within their organizations students whom they believe demonstrate the highest potential to thrive abroad.
Upon meeting local requirements for participation, students are vetted for preparedness by AFS. Students are fully briefed and psychologically prepared for the challenges and experiences they will face as they immerse themselves in a new culture and language.
Index of Community Based Partners
- New York
- All Hallows High School
- Chess-In-The-Schools, Inc
- Double Discovery Center
- The Eagle Academy for Young Men
- Frederick Douglass Academy
- Liberty LEADS
- Minds Matter
- Summer Search NYC
- Cristo Rey New York High School
- Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)
- The Urban Assembly
- Illinois (Chicago)
- Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
- HighSight
- LINK Unlimited
- The Kappa Leadership Institute
- Metro Achievement Center
- Summer Quest
- Houston
- KIPP Houston High School
- Houston Academy
- YES Prep Public Schools
- New Jersey
- Camden Academy Charter High School
- Massachusetts
- Summer Search Boston
- Pennsylvania
- Summer Search Philadelphia
- Washington
- Summer Search Seattle
- One World Now!
- California
- Summer Search San Francisco
- Summer Search Silicon Valley
- Summer Search North Bay
Learn More about Faces of America
- Visit FoA on the AFS-USA website
- Reference the following FoA documents
- About FoA
- FoA Student Profile
- FoA Student Testimonials
Contact Faces of America
If you would like to learn more about supporting the Faces of America program, please Kate Wood and Darin Smith-Gaddis
- Kate Wood
- 800-876-2376 x1109
- KWood@afs.org
- Darin Smith-Gaddis
- 800-876-2376 x1173
- DSmith-Gaddis@afs.org
Learn More about Outbound Sponsored Programs
To learn more about outbound scholarships available from AFS-USA, please visit Outbound Sponsored Programs.
