| American Friends
Service Committee (AFSC), organization to promote
peace and reconciliation through programs of social service and public
information, founded by American and
Canadian Friends (Quakers) in 1917.
In World War I, the AFSC helped conscientious objectors to find work in relief
projects and ambulance units as an alternative to military service. In World War
II it broadened the scope of alternative-service possibilities to include duty
in mental hospitals and other humanitarian work. In peacetime the AFSC continued
such national and international programs as community development, racial
reconciliation, aid to migrant workers, relief to civilians in war-torn areas,
and refugee work. Its program of Voluntary International Service Assignments (VISA) served as a model for the U.S. Peace
Corps. In 1947 the AFSC was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace jointly with the Friends
Service Council, its British counterpart. The AFSC is financed by
contributions from individuals, foundations, and, in some cases, governments of
countries where its programs are carried out. Headquarters of the organization
are in Philadelphia. |
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