Florida Area Team - ABOUT US!

AFS Mission: AFS-USA works toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools, and communities through a global volunteer partnership.

How do various levels of AFS - local, area, regional and national - interact and communicate? The AFS organization in the United States is known as AFS Intercultural Programs or the American Field Service, but the legal name of the corporation is AFS-USA, Inc., incorporated in the state of Illinois. AFS-USA, Inc. is governed by a board of directors and administered by staff at the national and regional levels. The programs of AFS are administered at the area level by a group of volunteers called the Area Leadership Team and at the local level by volunteers who are organized into chapters, committees, school clubs or other affiliate groups –the generic term “local team” is broadly used. However, a local team that becomes a chapter has special responsibilities.

Regional and National Volunteer Councils review AFS activities and practices and work with staff to enhance the growth and quality of AFS in their respective regions and throughout the organization.

Regular communication between and among the various levels of staff and volunteers is vital to insure AFS programs maintain our own high standards for providing a quality experience for everyone who becomes involved with AFS: students, returnees, natural families, host families, schools and volunteers. Successful local teams and chapters are up-to-date on AFS contacts, current procedures and deadlines, and know the importance of positive relationships. They also communicate their issues, needs and ideas to the organization in helpful and productive ways.

AFS-USA, Inc. Offices

AFS-USA, Inc. – National Office
198 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Call this number in the event of a major EMERGENCY (800) 876-2376
(212) 299-9090 Fax

AFS Eastern Regional Service Center
231 East Baltimore Street, 15th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Jenny Davis: (800) 876-2377 x122
jenny.davis@afs.org
(410) 539-5636 fax

AFS Admission Center
506 SW Sixth Avenue, 2nd Floor
Portland, OR 97204
Jocelyn Oswald: (800) 237-4636
jocelyn.oswald@afs.org
(503) 248-4076 Fax

AFS Florida Area Team
2545 Bay Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Jim Nolan: (305) 673-6995 home
(305) 807-6969 mobile
jtn2000@aol.com
(305) 675-3363 Fax

Florida Area Team Board