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American Friends Service Committee

American  
[uh-mer-i-kuhn frendz sur-vis kuh-mit-ee] / əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈfrɛndz ˈsɜr vɪs kəˈmɪt i /

noun

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


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We also spoke with nonprofits like the American Friends Service Committee and Each Step Home, which assist immigrant families — including Flores’ family — after they are separated.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The American Friends Service Committee has also shifted its work to focus on offering “know your rights” presentations at schools, churches and community centers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

Jennifer Piper, a Colorado program director with the American Friends Service Committee, called it "deeply cruel and deadly" and urged the Biden administration "to end deportations to dangerous locations immediately."

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

The system emerged organically as migrants sought to ease tensions among groups fighting over limited resources, according to Adriana Jasso, a volunteer with American Friends Service Committee.

From New York Times • May 15, 2023

Jennifer Piper of the American Friends Service Committee, which has worked with the city and several nonprofits to help the migrants, inspected one of the buses before it left Denver.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

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