AFS Intercultural Programs

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AFS Intercultural Programs

Formation	1914; 110 years ago (1914)
Focus	Intercultural learning
Headquarters	New York City, U.S.
Region	Global
Method	International exchange programs
Volunteers (2015)	40,000[1]
Website	afs.org

AFS Intercultural Programs (or AFS, originally the American Field Service) is an international youth exchange organization. It consists of over 50 independent, not-for-profit organizations, each with its own network of volunteers, professionally staffed offices, volunteer board of directors and website. In 2015^[update], 12,578 students traveled abroad on an AFS cultural exchange program, between 99 countries.^[1] The U.S.-based partner, AFS-USA, sends more than 1,100 U.S. students abroad and places foreign students with more than 2,300 U.S. families each year. As of 2022, more than 500,000 people have gone abroad with AFS and over 100,000 former AFS students live in the U.S.^[2]