What kind of support does AFS offer families?
In general, “support” means providing the benefit of AFS’ 50+ years experience in exchange programs to help families have the best exchange experience they can have. We provide a number of orientations throughout the year. Some are for host families alone, some are for exchange students alone, and some are joint orientations. They include: Host Family Pre-Arrival Orientation, Arrival Camp, Fall Orientation, the Mid-Year Conference, Pre-departure Orientation. Orientations are to answer questions that you might have, to talk about how things are going, to offer suggestions on how to handle issues that might arise, and to have a good time together. Each student and family will also have a liaison. This is a person who will meet with your student once each month or so, to talk to the student and listen to the student and to help the student work through any communication problem he or she might be having with the family. In addition, the liaison will talk with the family on a regular basis
