Pacific Cascades Area
AFS Intercultural Programs

AFS is the leading high school foreign exchange program, with opportunities to live and study in over 50 countries worldwide. 

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and Parents
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VOLUNTEER INFORMATION & RESOURCES

• Become an AFS Volunteer
• Volunteer Registration & Criminal Background Check
• CSIET Standards (pdf) and US State Department requirements to maintain CSIET accreditation For additional information go to CSIET website at www.csiet.org
• Volunteer opportunities
• Area Calendar
• AFS On-line-a password protected website for info and conducting business
• Position Descriptions for Chapter Officers
• Support-Student Family Liaison-Role & Information

1. Liaison reporting on AFS on-line (pdf, 2 pages)
2. Check sheet for moving a student
3. Independent Travel Waivers

Articles from Past Newsletters

• A More Just and Peaceful World: The AFS Mission After September 11
• The Original American Field Service
• The Relevance of AFS Today
• Effective Leadership in AFS
• A Letter from Kosovo
• Coming Home

Emergency after-hours telephone number for on-call duty officer: 1-800-876-2376.

To request a Study Abroad Catalogue, for Information on Hosting or Volunteering with AFS, or to learn more about how you can have AFS make an “It’s Your World” intercultural educational presentation in your school, email afsinfo@afs.org or call 1-800-AFS-INFO.

You can also email the AFS Pacific Cascades Area team at info@afscascades.org to find out how local volunteers can help you.

Last revision November 11, 2009