Welcome to AFS Wiki

(For AFS Online, see: Access to AFS Online).
Access to most AFS Wiki pages is restricted by policy to registered volunteers and AFS-USA staff. If you want to know more, read About this Wiki or the AFS Wiki FAQ.

NEW LOGINS

• Click here to request a username and password.

FORGOT PASSWORD

• Your account name is: capitalized first letter of first name + full last name with the first letter capitalized. For example, John Smith would be: JSmith.
• Click here, enter your account name, and click on the button "E-mail Password."

Major AFS Functions

Note that only reference material is located here. For information on specific students, families, etc., go to AFS Online.

• Sending
• Hosting (Access the Host Family Application without login)
• Support
• Orientations
• Volunteer Development
• Fundraising (aka Development)
• Public Diplomacy Initiatives (aka Sponsored Programs)
• Training

Volunteer Positions

Although AFS does have a paid staff, most of the work of the organization is carried out by volunteers. For instructions on becoming a volunteer, see Volunteer Registration. Here are some of the various volunteer positions:

• Local Chapter Positions
• Area Team Positions
• Positions For New Volunteers
• Other Volunteer Roles

Volunteer Structure

The following pages contain descriptions of the various organizational units that make up the AFS-USA volunteer structure. AFS-USA engaged in an organizational study starting in 2007 which resulted in a revised volunteer structure in the fall of 2008. For more background on that study see: Organizational Study Background Papers

• National Volunteer Assembly
• National Council
• National Council Committees
• National Council Advisory Groups
• Area Team Description; (See also: List of Area Teams)
• Chapter Description
• Volunteer Description

AFS News

• AFSWiki:News
• Calendar of Events
• 2009 National Volunteer Assembly
• Volunteer Newsletter - Coming Together
• Current Volunteer Opportunities
• Hosting travel
• Sending travel
• National Council Meeting Minutes

Organization

• Organization overview
• Staff Department Organizational Charts
• Staff Positions of interest to volunteers
• Staff and Volunteer Distribution of Responsibilities

Staff Department Contact information

• Field Finance Department
• Hosting staff
• Intercultural Education & Quality
• Student Services
• Training Department
• Volunteer Development Department
• Sponsored Programs Department

Office Locations

• National Service Center - New York, NY
• Eastern Region - Baltimore MD Office
• Central Region - St. Paul MN Office
• Western Region - Portland OR Office

Reference Materials

• Definitions of common AFS Terms, or glossary information.
• The reference library links to all the various documents, forms, procedures, etc. used by AFS Volunteers.
• Compliance
• The AFS Wiki Reference links to information about this Wiki
• Program Specific Information
• Culture/Country Specific Information
• General-purpose tools to simplify volunteering for AFS
• Wiki Formatting Codes
• AFS links