Consensus Decision Making in Eusocial Organisms June 1, 2017 By Barbara Dale Excerpt “…Quakerism has been an important structure for me to learn in and from. I still live with housemates from QVS, and I feel clued into something larger than myself through...
Quaker Voluntary Service is part of a long history of Quaker action and witness in the world. We want to honor that legacy and help our young adults see and frame where they fit into this story. In this second video of our Quaker Service Testimonies video series, Pat...
By Kayla Schneider-Smith, 2016-17 Portland QVS Fellow April 2017 I’m ready to start my life over again, Tom* tells us at the start of his interview. As he speaks, intermittent sunlight flickers across his face and into the conference room through tall windows that...
Who are we partnering with this year? From sites we’ve worked with for years like the Nationalities Service Center–working on immigrant and refugee rights issues, to brand new sites like Urban Gleaners– which addresses hunger by redistributing...
Alumanae/i Event: Quaker Voluntary Service Program Thursday, March 2, 2017 | 1:00-2:00pm | College Center 204 Quaker Voluntary Service is a year-long service program in which young adults, between the ages 21-30, live communally, work full time at social service and...
