by QVS | Jun 24, 2024 | National, News, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Philadelphia, Uncategorized
Photo: The QVS Philadelphia house 2023-2024 Emma, Shay, Racheal (coordinator) and Kat at national orientation at Pendle Hill. 2023-2024 QVS Fellow Emma Fee shares a testimonial about her experience. With two months of my QVS year to go, I hesitate to name one...
by QVS | Jun 10, 2024 | Event, National, News
QVS Recruiting and Marketing Coordinator Director Ruth Cutcher shares with us about a workshop she’s co-hosting. Quaker Voluntary Service will be presenting a workshop at this year’s FGC gathering. Rachael Carter and Ruth Cutcher will lead a workshop called...
by QVS | May 13, 2024 | National, News
QVS Executive Director Hilary Burgin shares with us about taking a summer off after nine and half years of service. We have news: I’m taking a sabbatical this summer! I will be away from Quaker Voluntary Service work May 17 to August 19. I’m excited to know I’ll be...
by QVS | Apr 22, 2024 | National, News
QVS Executive Director Hilary Burgin shares with us about being invited to present Walton Lecture at South Eastern Yearly Meeting. A year ago, in the summer of 2023, Friends from Southeastern Yearly Meeting (SEYM, which includes Florida, coastal Georgia and South...
by QVS | Apr 22, 2024 | Equity, National, News
Photo caption: Boston Fellows, Naren and Karla, at a pro-Palestine march in February 2024. QVS Recruiting and Marketing Coordinator Director Ruth Cutcher shares with us about a workshop she hosted. I am a gardener because I love planting seeds. For many years, I had...
by QVS | Apr 12, 2024 | Equity, National, News, Resources
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...
