ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE CHARLOTTE

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF CHARLOTTE, FOUNDED IN 1949, IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INCREASE APPRECIATION FOR THE FRENCH LANGUAGE AND FRANCOPHONE CULTURES WORLDWIDE AND REINFORCE THE FRANCO- AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP. AFC ORGANIZES MONTHLY CULTURAL EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, OFFERS FRENCH CLASSES AND THEME WORKSHOPS, AND FUNDS TWO GRANTS ANNUALLY. AFC IS ALSO COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A PLACE WHERE RECENT ARRIVALS FROM FRANCOPHONE NATIONS CAN MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER FRENCH SPEAKERS IN CHARLOTTE.