by Claire Hannapel | Sep 10, 2020 | Alumni, National, News, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta, QVS Boston, QVS Minneapolis, QVS Philadelphia, QVS Portland, Recruitment
In Spring 2020, QVS conducted a major outreach survey to gather stories and impact from QVS Alumni. At the time there were 160 young adults who participated in the QVS program. Over two-thirds of these Alumni responded to the survey. (In summer 2020, we surpassed 200...
by Claire Hannapel | Jul 29, 2020 | Alumni, National, News, QVS Atlanta, QVS Portland
Sometimes, it seems to us at Quaker Voluntary Service that we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to our staff. QVS staff are dedicated to supporting young adults during moments of transition and transformation. The joys and sorrows that come from this...
by Claire Hannapel | Jul 9, 2020 | Financials, National, News
Over the last four years, in order to bolster QVS’s foundation and keep our financials aligned with our program’s growth, we embarked on an ambitious campaign to raise over $2.2M. Your investment in this campaign helped to expand our outreach and...
by Claire Hannapel | Jun 30, 2020 | Equity, Event, National, News, Video
This summer, QVS staff and representatives will be present at virtual Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions across the country! Are you interested in getting to know our staff team better? Are you interested in learning about how Fellows are navigating intentional community...
by Claire Hannapel | Jun 25, 2020 | Financials, National, News, Quaker Service Testimonies
QVS is launching the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Service thanks to the generous seed funding from the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Fund. The Pickett Fund dissolved in 2018 and discerned it would redistribute their remaining endowment funds to other...
by | Jun 22, 2020 | Event, National, News, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Minneapolis, QVS Portland
At the 2019 Summer Gathering for Friends General Conference, QVS Fellows and Alumni connected with Mark Helpsmeet. Mark is the founder and producer of Northern Spirit Radio. Mark was interested in interviewing QVS for his weekly radio program, Spirit In Action. In...
