by Claire Hannapel | Jun 13, 2022 | Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta
Each summer — as the program year winds down — we invite Fellows to reflect on their experience and write a testimonial to share with Friends. Rebecca Rubenstein, a young adult Fellow who served in Atlanta during the 2021-2022 year, reflects on the spiritual...
by Claire Hannapel | Apr 13, 2022 | National, News, QVS Atlanta, Recruitment
Read below for a joint letter from QVS staff and board about the April 2022 decision to pause the QVS Atlanta program. Dear Friend, In 2020 we knew that the COVID-19 pandemic would profoundly impact Quaker Voluntary Service and require us to be nimble in making...
by Claire Hannapel | Jan 21, 2022 | Equity, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta
Sam Wilson, an Atlanta QVS Fellow, is serving with an education nonprofit called the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) as a communications fellow. SEF is an Atlanta based nonprofit with a 150+ year history in advocating for education equity in the southern...
by Claire Hannapel | Nov 29, 2021 | Alumni, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta
Adrian Nelson served at L’Arche Atlanta during the 2015-2016 QVS year. Five summers later, Adrian was deployed with a medical team to the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon. Check out the following QVS Alumni Spotlight to learn about Adrian’s vocational path and the...
by Claire Hannapel | Aug 6, 2021 | National, News, QVS Atlanta, QVS Boston, QVS Minneapolis, QVS Philadelphia, QVS Portland
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...
by Claire Hannapel | Jul 1, 2021 | Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta
Each summer — as the program year winds down — we invite Fellows to reflect on their experience. This year, Claire Hannapel, QVS’ Development Director, sat down with Tiauna Lewis, a young adult Fellow serving in Atlanta this 2020-2021 program year. Hi, Tiauna!...
