Free community papers -- with circulation in excess of 90 million -- are distributed free-of-charge to the communities they serve.

The Association of Free Community Papers (AFCP) represents publishers of more than 3,000 free-circulation community papers, reaching an average 40 million homes weekly.

AFCP's members are owners, publishers, general managers and sales managers of free-circulation community newspapers throughout North America. Membership ranges from small, independently owned publications with circulations under 5,000, to divisions of major communications companies publishing millions of copies weekly. The common denominator among AFCP's membership is that all publications are distributed free-of-charge to readers in the area they serve.

AFCP is a member-driven organization, led by elected and appointed board members who set the group's direction and oversee its administration. Policies and ongoing activities are influenced by AFCP's standing committees; day-to-day operations are conducted by professional staff headquartered in Colorado. Membership in AFCP guarantees you the opportunity to network and learn from the best the industry has to offer.

The combined circulation of all free papers is larger than all daily newspapers in the United States!

The Reader's Digest, with the world's largest magazine circulation, would seem small in comparison to the combined circulation of all freepapers in North America!

The weekly circulation of all freepapers is more than 90 million!

The free paper industry's annual revenues exceed $3 billion!

The first free paper was published in England in 1472, nearly 20 years before Columbus discovered the new world!

A recent combined circulation audit by Circulation Verification Council revealed that freepaper:
- Receivership is 98.7%.
- Readership is 80.3%.
- Buying influence is 77.5%

Freepapers reach:
- All household incomes.
- All educational levels.
- All age groups.
- All ethnic and demographic groups.