Madison Rose: Quaker Career Journey
Photo Caption: The Dappled Light coming through the trees at Pendle Hill Retreat Center. As I came to the end of my time as an undergraduate at Haverford College, I saw two options for my next step. Either I would become a librarian or I could take advantage of a...
Alumni Survey 2024
Photo caption: A fun collage of alumni from different years of QVS. Photos taken at the alumni retreat in 2024.Please reach out to Alumni Coordinator Rachel Logan-Wood aka Woody with any questions about this survey. [email protected] [gravityform...
Moments of Utter Presence: Hilary’s return from Sabbatical
Photo caption: Hilary Burgin (leaning against the middle post in mauve shorts) stands with a group of people at a wood framing workshop put on by Yestermorrow in Vermont.QVS Executive Director Hilary Burgin shares with us about her sabbatical.As you know, I had the...
Listening to the Inner Voice: a reflection by Rev. Atuhaire Moses on his experience at National Orientation
Photo Caption: QVS Twin Cities Fellows Abbie Herbrechtsmeyer, Nora McClellan, and Rev. Atuhaire Moses outside on Minneapolis Friends Meeting. Attending the QVS National Orientation at Pendle Hill from August 25th to August 30th, 2024, was a transformative experience...
The 2024-2025 Fellow Cohort
Photo: The QVS Fellows (from left to right top to bottom): Kateri, Aaditya, Atuhaire, Michael, Paloma, Palmo, Salem, Solange, Edward, Anna, Luai, Nora, Abbie, Gabriel, Gaven, Susan, and Lucas.We’re so excited to introduce you to the 2024-2025 QVS Fellows! ________ We...
Portland House Epistle
This is an Epistle from the Portland 2023-2024 House to the incoming Portland Fellows, written during their final retreat: To the 2024-2025 Portland QVS Fellows: We are Imani, Salem, Samantha, and Tas. Our end of year retreat hasn’t quite gone according to plan, as...
Working with the Best Team of People: Karla Goss’ Testimonal
Photo: The QVS East Coast Fellows 2023-2024 Shay, Karla, Emma, Kat Naren at a retreat on Cape Cod. I first heard of Quaker Voluntary Service when I was a Senior in college. I was a part of the Quaker Leadership Scholarship Program at Guilford College in North...
Quaker Voluntary Service is an experiment at the intersection of transformational spirituality and activism, a Fellowship program for young adults.