by Liz Nicholson | Oct 29, 2019 | Alumni, News, Quaker Service Testimonies
For the longest time I was fearful to step into faith, even though I felt Spirit stir for so long. Quaker Voluntary Service appeared unexpectedly, and initially I was hesitant. I asked if it was okay that I was not religious, and the answer I received was that faith,...
by Claire Hannapel | Jul 25, 2019 | Alumni, Quaker Service Testimonies
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...
by Liz Nicholson | Jun 20, 2019 | Alumni, News, Quaker Service Testimonies, Video
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,...
by Claire Hannapel | Jun 14, 2019 | Alumni, Financials, National, News
Thanks to a generous donor family, through July 31, 2020, all gifts from or in honor of individual QVS alumni will be matched up to $20,000. We’re excited that both contributions from Alumni themselves and gifts made in their honor will be matched in full. This...
by Liz Nicholson | May 1, 2019 | Alumni, News
This past April at their spring meeting, the QVS Board discerned that we would take a Sabbath Year from our Alumni Fellowship program. This decision was made out of an effort to be dutiful to our program’s original intent and ministry and responsive to Fellows...
