Quaker Voluntary Service expanded to Minneapolis/St. Paul as its fifth location in the fall of 2018. The Twin Cities program paused following the pandemic and is restarting in 2024.
Sponsoring Quaker Meetings/Churches:
The Minneapolis QVS program in under the spiritual care of three Quaker Meetings in the area: Minneapolis Friends Meeting, Prospect Hill Friends Meeting, and Twin Cities Friends Meeting.
Want to get involved with the local QVS program? Reach out to Kate, our Minneapolis Coordinator at [email protected]
“Upon corporate and individual reflection, we in Prospect Hill Friends Meeting find our initial enthusiasm for Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) undiminished and grounded in what we understand Spirit asks us to do. We affirm our desire to participate with other Friends to establish and cultivate a local QVS program, as Way opens…”
Kate Cowie-Haskell (they/she)
Minneapolis Coordinator
Most Recent Blog Posts from Minneapolis/St. Paul
A Reawakening in the Twin Cities
Photo: A potluck hosted by the Local Support Committee in the Twin Cities last year. Local enthusiasm for QVS kept the door open for a possible return to the Twin CitiesLast Spring, the QVS Board of Directors made the difficult decision to pause the program in...
The 2024-2025 Fellow Cohort
Photo: The QVS Fellows (from left to right top to bottom): Kateri, Aaditya, Atuhaire, Michael, Paloma, Palmo, Salem, Solange, Edward, Anna, Luai, Nora, Abbie, Gabriel, Gaven, Susan, and Lucas.We’re so excited to introduce you to the 2024-2025 QVS Fellows! ______ We...
Pausing QVS in the Twin Cities
Read below for a letter from Executive Director Hilary Burgin and Board Clerk Damon Motz-Storey on QVS's decision to pause programing in the Twin Cities. Dear Friends, This is a special time of the year for us in the northern hemisphere, when we get to watch the light...
Quaker Voluntary Service is an experiment at the intersection of transformational spirituality and activism, a Fellowship program for young adults.