Epistle on Palestine
Photo: Lit tea candles on a Keffiyeh that creates a shrine. Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) is founded upon the values of peace and community-building. We believe there is a Divine Light in every person. Because of our values and beliefs, it has been...
Meet the Alumni Council!
Photo from left to right starting with the back row: Jackie Lamars, Woody (Rachel Logan-Wood), Miche McCall, MaryGrace Menner Front row: Jillian Eller, Madison Rose, KellyAnn Cameron, Krista Snyder The Alumni Council is a group of QVS alumni who meet with the...
Supporters’ Briefing: Program Shift Updates
On January 24, 2024 Quaker Voluntary Service held a special Supporters’ Briefing. While we usually hold this event annually in June, we felt it was important to hold an event sooner to share with supporters the program shifts recently approved by the Board of...
A Reawakening in the Twin Cities
Photo: A potluck hosted by the Local Support Committee in the Twin Cities last year. Local enthusiasm for QVS kept the door open for a possible return to the Twin CitiesLast Spring, the QVS Board of Directors made the difficult decision to pause the program in...
We’re expanding our programing!
Photo: The QVS Boston house on retreat in Sandwich, NH in the summer of 2023. If you read our blog about a shortened program year, you might be wondering, what will QVS do with the extended summer break? We are piloting a summer program! There are endless...
There are bats moving into the Boston QVS house.
Photo: The QVS Boston house at National Orientation in August 2023. Bayard Rustin, the gay Quaker civil rights activist, said that “We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” We’re creating a cohort for Boston Angelic Troublemakers (BATs)...
Building a Community That Lasts a Lifetime
Photo: Haley Castle-Miller holding a goat during a QVS Day where the Fellows visited a farm. When I finished college, I didn't have a clue what I wanted to do. I graduated with a double major in Peace Studies and Spanish, and all I knew was I wanted to do...
Quaker Voluntary Service is an experiment at the intersection of transformational spirituality and activism, a year-long program for young adults.