Guide an Exchange Student's Journey. Create Global Connections in Your Community. Volunteer with AFS-USA!

Join the AFS Susquehanna Valley Team in the Lancaster area and beyond!

Are you passionate about cultural exchange and eager to make a meaningful impact in your community?

Volunteering with AFS-USA is a powerful way to use your skills and talents to foster life-changing intercultural experiences. For more than 75 years, AFS-USA has connected people across cultures through international exchange programs that promote global citizenship, understanding, and respect. As a volunteer, you could help create a positive, supportive, and enriching environment for exchange students, host families, fellow volunteers, and local schools.

How You Can Make a Difference

• Mentor & Support: Guide exchange students and host families through their cultural journeys, offering support and facilitating orientations with fellow volunteers.
• Be a Community Ambassador: Serve as an AFS champion by sharing the magic of cultural exchange with local schools, civic organizations, and community groups.
• Inspire Local Youth: Join study abroad volunteers to recruit, interview, and prepare U.S. students taking their first steps toward studying abroad.
• Cultivate Connection: Help organize engaging local gatherings, connect with prospective host families, and recruit new volunteers.

Whether you can offer a few hours a month or want to step into a larger leadership opportunity, there is a place for you in our community, with guidance and training provided. By joining the AFS Susquehanna Valley Team, you will build global friendships, develop intercultural leadership skills, and contribute directly to global peace and understanding—no passport required!

Ready to learn more?

Option 1- Simply email janderson@afsusa.org stating that you heard about us on idealist and want to connect. If you'd like us to give you a call, include your phone number.

Option 2- Checkout our website: https://www.afsusa.org/volunteer-with-afs/

Option 3- Dive in and sign up to become an AFS-USA volunteer: https://usa.afsglobal.org/Volunteer/signup