Quaker Voluntary Service

We envision a society in which young adults are empowered to discern and live into their gifts and callings. We believe in the power of spirit-led individuals to create communities of solidarity, equity, and compassion. We imagine a world of transformed relationships with the Divine, with each other, and across communities.

Quaker Voluntary Service enables lives of prophetic service. We support and empower young adults to explore their spirituality and vocation while living in intentional Quaker community. We increase the capacity of social change organizations and we partner with Quaker meetings and churches, building new leadership for the Religious Society of Friends and the world beyond. Read More

• About Us
  Quaker Voluntary Service is an 11-month experiment, living at the intersection of transformational spirituality and activism. Young adults work full-time in professional positions at community-based organizations addressing a wide range of issues, while living in a cooperative house and worshiping with, and being mentored by, local Quakers. Fellows receive housing, transportation, food, support for health and wellness (including access to health insurance if needed), special reimbursement funds for marginalized communities and a small stipend, while engaging in regular self-led workshops and retreats that allow for continuing education in social justice, faith, and community building topics.
  
  We currently have programs in, Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Portland, OR and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
  
  Our three main program areas are intentional community, justice work, and spiritual exploration.
• Our Impact
  Our site placements cover a wide range of social and environmental issues from homelessness to mass incarceration, climate change to women's rights. Our website breaks down our current site placement organizations by issue here: www.quakervoluntaryservice.org/community/interests/
  
  We aim to partner with organizations that provide support or work directly with marginalized groups in society. Our QVS Fellows add capacity to established community based social change organizations, and the impact is as varied as the work that is done in each of these 30 organizations.