42 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2026 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL If you’re reading this, you no doubt know AFSA is an essential resource for members of the Foreign Service. AFSA is currently involved in five legal cases fighting unlawful actions by the current administration, including one lawsuit specifically fighting the abrupt and illegal dismantling of USAID. AFSA members have access to our many alumni resources, including information about reductions in force. Resources available at https://afsa.org/2026-resource-hub include retirement USAID ALUMNI RESOURCES benefits FAQs; links to State and USAID communications; links to webinars and other videos offering expert retirement, employment, and MSPB advice; information on Medicare; and more. Beyond AFSA, organizations both big and small, new and long established, are working to support former USAID Foreign Service members and development work. Here is a collection of such resources. If you learn of other organizations, please let us know at journal@afsa.org. Aid on the Hill https://www.aidonthehill.org Aid on the Hill is a nonpartisan, practitioner-led initiative dedicated to strengthening U.S. international assistance as a strategic instrument of peace, prosperity, and global leadership. They provide briefings on foreign assistance to members of Congress and ordinary citizens alike; they also develop policy reports and advocacy campaigns. Membership is free, though they do suggest a donation if possible. Find their latest publications and other resources at https://www.aidonthehill.org/resources. Aid Transition Alliance (AidTA) https://www.aidtransitionalliance.org/ The Aid Transition Alliance launched in April 2025 to focus on crisis interventions to preserve decades of international development knowledge and expertise. They offer career transition assistance, mental health and wellness resources, and other support to the international development community. With support and fiscal sponsorship from Forward Global Philanthropy and funding from Rockefeller Foundation, Packard Foundation, and other private donors, AidTA has undertaken critical activities serving thousands of development professionals. Alliance for American Leadership (A4AL) https://a4al.org The Alliance for American Leadership (A4AL) is a nonpartisan coalition of young professionals and foreign policy experts dedicated to revitalizing U.S. global leadership through strategic investments in development. Founded in 2025, the alliance has team members and volunteers across all 50 states working to reform global aid and encourage public support of aid programs that fight poverty, strengthen alliances, and boost the U.S. economy. The Callimachus Project https://thecallimachusproject.org This group interviews former civil servants across agencies, including at USAID, to capture their knowledge of how their agencies worked, as well as operational wisdom and recommendations for rebuilding the roles they used to fill. The goal is a free, AI-enabled platform that allows policymakers, civil servants, researchers, journalists, and citizens to access practical government knowledge and expertise. Group founders hope this will help to rebuild the Civil and Foreign Service in the future, demystifying the work and rebuilding public trust in an expert, well-trained, and well-informed Civil Service. Interested former Civil and Foreign Service members can go to the website to sign up for an interview. Crisis in Care https://www.crisisincare.org This volunteer organization was launched by former USAID workers to directly raise philanthropic funds for community groups. They direct this money to overseas medical and HIV services that have lost essential U.S. government backing. Development Knowledge Commons https://www.development-commons.org The Development Knowledge Commons is a project of USAID Knowledge Rescue, a team of practitioners, researchers, and technologists committed to preserving and institutionalizing six decades of operational development experience formerly held by USAID. Operating under the Aid Transition Alliance (AidTA), a fiscally sponsored project of Forward Global, the Commons has more than 100,000 rescued documents, searchable by type, language, geography, and primary subject. FOCUS A WORLD WITHOUT
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