Announcing the 2021-2022 Fellow Cohort
We're so excited to introduce you to the 2021-2022 QVS Fellows! We have over 30 young adults eager to begin their year with QVS. Here are just a few highlights from our incoming Fellow cohort! Colin Battis was involved with his Unitarian Universalist...
“QVS made me such a better teacher.”
Abby Brown served at Germantown Friends School (GFS) for her 2014-2015 QVS year in Philadelphia, and has continued working in education ever since. “QVS was asking us every week to be incredibly self-reflective, and in tune with our work and ourselves... [Topics] we...
The Role of a City Coordinator
Learn how City Coordinators accompany Fellows during QVS in an interview with Eli Phillips, QVS’ outgoing Minneapolis Coordinator.
Transforming My Understanding of Justice
Margaret Thurston, who served in Boston during the 2020-2021 program year, shares about the ways QVS transformed her understanding of justice.
Building Intentional Community During a Pandemic: An Interview with Tiauna Lewis
This year, QVS staff sat down with Tiauna Lewis, a young adult Fellow serving in Atlanta this 2020-2021 program year.
The Songs that Defined My QVS Year
Erin Lungwitz, a young adult Fellow who served in the Twin Cities during the 2020-2021 program year, shares the songs from her QVS year.
Celebrating Birthdays In a Pandemic
Rose Shuker-Haines, a young adult Fellow who served in Boston during the 2020-2021 program year, shares about celebrating birthdays and community-caretaking this year.
Quaker Voluntary Service is an experiment at the intersection of transformational spirituality and activism, a year-long program for young adults.