by QVS | Aug 2, 2023 | National, News, QVS Boston, QVS Philadelphia, QVS Portland, Uncategorized
Photo: The incoming QVS Fellows (from left to right): Nicole, Salem, Emma, Roy, Imani, Karla, Sonam, Shay, Kat, Tas and Naren _____________________ We’re so excited to introduce you to the 2023-2024 QVS Fellows! We have over 11 young adults eager to begin their year...
by QVS | Jul 27, 2023 | News, QVS Philadelphia
Photo: Alissa (she/they) and Kate (she/her) in front of a lake in Promised Land Park in Greentown, PA where they went on their final QVS retreat. They are the authors of this Epistle _____________________ This was a difficult year for the Philadelphia house; we...
by Claire Hannapel | Nov 17, 2022 | Alumni, QVS Philadelphia
This autumn QVS Philadelphia Coordinator and Alumni Rachael Carter shares with us their reflections on transitions and community. They received this message on a train. I have had the amazing opportunity to transition in QVS from being a Fellow and Coordinator in...
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 | Aug 6, 2021 | Alumni, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Philadelphia
Abby Brown served at Germantown Friends School (GFS) for her 2014-2015 QVS year in Philadelphia, and has continued working in education ever since. “QVS was asking us every week to be incredibly self-reflective, and in tune with our work and ourselves… [Topics]...
by Claire Hannapel | Jun 25, 2021 | Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Philadelphia
Each summer — as the program year winds down — we invite Fellows to reflect on their experience and write a testimonial to share with Friends. Sam Downs, a young adult Fellow who served in Philadelphia during the 2020-2021 program year, shares about God, spiritual...
