by Claire Hannapel | Nov 11, 2020 | Equity, National, News
My name is Zenaida and I am a queer artist from Georgia. I have had the privilege to serve on QVS staff as the Recruitment Coordinator since fall of 2017 after my Fellowship year in Boston. This past September I stepped into the role of Director of Equity and...
by Claire Hannapel | Sep 10, 2020 | Alumni, National, News, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta, QVS Boston, QVS Minneapolis, QVS Philadelphia, QVS Portland, Recruitment
In Spring 2020, QVS conducted a major outreach survey to gather stories and impact from QVS Alumni. At the time there were 160 young adults who participated in the QVS program. Over two-thirds of these Alumni responded to the survey. (In summer 2020, we surpassed 200...
by | Jul 25, 2020 | News, QVS Atlanta, QVS Boston, QVS Minneapolis, QVS Philadelphia, QVS Portland
We’re so excited to introduce you to the 2020-2021 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! Rose Shuker-Haines has long been immersed in Quaker...
by Claire Hannapel | Jul 24, 2019 | Financials, National, News, QVS Boston, QVS Minneapolis
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Friends Foundation for the Aging! In QVS’s current program model, we strive to offer young adults immersive service experience in line with their vocational calling. Our goal isn’t to invent or create new service...
by Liz Nicholson | Mar 14, 2019 | Alumni, News, QVS Boston
A year and a half ago when I started Quaker Voluntary Service and my position at Massachusetts Climate Action Network, I had no idea what a Municipal Light Plant was. Now they have become my “life’s work” or at least make up the majority of my very short career. This...
