by | Jul 10, 2020 | 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. Sarah Bluett, a young adult Fellow who served in Philadelphia during the 2019-2020 program year, shares reflections on her...
by Liz Nicholson | May 10, 2018 | Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta
The Value of Loss Written by Emily Weyrauch, 2017-18 Atlanta Fellow serving with GA WAND Originally published by Friends Journal May 1, 2018 I sat in the center of the bustling student union of my alma mater with a table full of Quaker Voluntary Service materials and...
by Liz Nicholson | Apr 5, 2017 | QVS Portland
By Kayla Schneider-Smith, 2016-17 Portland QVS Fellow April 2017 I’m ready to start my life over again, Tom* tells us at the start of his interview. As he speaks, intermittent sunlight flickers across his face and into the conference room through tall windows that...
by Liz Nicholson | Feb 8, 2017 | National, News, Resources
Position: Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow Community, Social Justice, Transformational Spirituality Quaker Voluntary Service is a year-long service program in which young adults, between the ages 21-30, live communally, work full time at social service and social...