by Liz Nicholson | Mar 14, 2019 | Alumni, News, QVS Boston
A year and a half ago when I started Quaker Voluntary Service and my position at Massachusetts Climate Action Network, I had no idea what a Municipal Light Plant was. Now they have become my “life’s work” or at least make up the majority of my very short career. This...
by Claire Hannapel | Feb 22, 2019 | Alumni, Event, Financials, National, News, QVS Atlanta, QVS Boston, QVS Minneapolis, QVS Philadelphia, QVS Portland
Two weeks ago, around 40 QVS Alumni gathered from around the country for an Alumni Reunion & 10 Year Celebration. This event was a first of its kind and an experiment in gathering together. QVS staff had long hoped to offer a retreat like this, convening together...
by Liz Nicholson | Sep 13, 2018 | Alumni, National, News
Written by Andrew Huff, QVS Boston Alumni Friends Journal September, 2018 I work in an emergency shelter for chronically homeless men in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon admission to the shelter, each guest receives one 23-gallon bin to store all of his belongings....
by Liz Nicholson | Jul 10, 2017 | Alumni, News, Quaker Service Testimonies, Resources
Elijah Walker grew up in Northeast Arkansas, and moved to Portland two years ago to do Quaker Voluntary Service. He stayed on for a second year, the alumni fellowship. He works at West Hills Friends Church, which is a liberal, semi-programmed meeting in Portland. You...
