In my year as a QVS Fellow, I worked at Casa del Trabajador, an immigrant-led worker center which advocates for injured, unpaid, or otherwise vulnerable workers. My year with QVS and Casa del Trabajador gave me many, many things — but primarily, it gave me tools...
This summer marks the completion of our seventh program year! Over 160 young adults have spent a year living in community with peers doing justice work in coalition with Quaker Meetings and community based organizations in Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis/St.Paul,...
The Value of Loss Written by Emily Weyrauch, 2017-18 Atlanta Fellow serving with GA WAND Originally published by Friends Journal May 1, 2018 I sat in the center of the bustling student union of my alma mater with a table full of Quaker Voluntary Service materials and...
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...
Quaker Voluntary Service is part of a long history of Quaker action and witness in the world. We want to honor that legacy and help our young adults see and frame where they fit into this story. In this second video of our Quaker Service Testimonies video series, Pat...
Gordon Foster was born in 1918, in Cincinnati, OH, and grew up on the family farm near Loveland, OH. His Quaker ancestors were involved in the anti-slavery movement and the farm was a stop on the Underground Railway. Throughout his life, Gordon was guided in his...
