Quaker Voluntary Service
Goal of Program
The goal of Quaker Voluntary Service is to provide transformational experiences for young adult Quakers and those open to Quaker practices. We hope that by engaging in a year of service in a Quaker intentional community, our participants will positively impact organizations and agencies working for social change and justice, develop real relationships across boundaries of perceived difference, and grow and deepen in their faith. Ultimately we hope this program will form and shape young people into lives of service committed to faith, and revitalize our communities in the world.
Type of Placement
Arts & Music | Communications & Public Relations | Community Organizing, Outreach & Development | Education | Elderly Outreach | Environmental | Fund Raising, Grant Writing & Development | Health Care | Hispanic Ministry | Housing Issues, Shelter Staff & Group Home | Immigration & Refugee Services | Lawyer, Legal Aide & Paralegal | Mental Health | Migrant Worker Ministry | Peace & Justice Advocacy | Prison Ministry | Religious Education & Retreat Work | Social Services & Poverty Relief | Social Work | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Tutoring & Literacy Programs | Volunteer Coordinator | LGBTQI | Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution | Racial Justice Work | Disabilities Ministry | Performing Arts | Domestic Violence Ministries
Service Area
We have programs in Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Portland, OR, Philadelphia, PA, and Minneapolis, MN.
Service Length
11 months
Requirements
Fellows must be 21 years of age and interested in and open to exploring the Quaker faith, participating in regular worship and community life activities, and able to work full-time in a service setting.
Financial Arrangements
Room and Board | Stipend | Medical Insurance | Transportation | Loan Deferment/Forbearance
Living Arrangements
All fellows will live together in a communal house.
Training
In addition to professional development and training that fellows will receive at their service site placement, QVS will offer trainings in the following areas: anti-racism; nonviolence and conflict resolution; spiritual practices; Quaker theology, worship, history, and current practice; and vocational discernment. We will bring in outside resource people. Two full days of every month will be spent in training and spiritual formation. Conferences out of town are also supported.
Application Deadline
March 15th
Address
500 Westover Dr
Sanford GA, 27330
Phone: 404 600-1128
Website
http://www.quakervoluntaryservice.org
Primary Contact
Hilary
Affiliations
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Secondary Contacts
Ruth Cutcher Mike Huber Ruth Cutcher Haley Castle-Miller