American Friends Service Committee

[ uh-mer-i-kuhn frendz sur-vis kuh-mit-ee ]

noun

1. a social-service organization founded in 1917 by the Society of Friends: Nobel Peace Prize 1947. : AFSC, A.F.S.C.

Example Sentences

Health notices in different languages at a field camp run by the American Friends Service Committee at the border in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times

Supplies for migrants at a field camp run by the American Friends Service Committee that is set up next to the border fence in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times

Jasso, who helps run the American Friends Service Committee’s border program, suggested we head over to the group’s field camp.

From Los Angeles Times

Pedro Rios, director of the American Friends Service Committee’s U.S.-Mexico Border Program, said volunteer organizations usually do not provide transportation to migrants, because of the potential charges they can face.

From Los Angeles Times

“What Ecuador has done might have an impact in the short term, but in the long terms, migrants from China will likely find other options,” said Adriana Jasso, who coordinates the U.S.-Mexico border program for the American Friends Service Committee in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times