Addressing Financial Challenges
Photo: The QVS Fellows and Staff at National Orientation in August 2023. Young adults are feeling enormous financial pressure. This is one of the greatest obstacles to participation in QVS. We’ve received this feedback over and over, from the survey we conducted...
Shortening the QVS Year
Photo: The QVS Philadelphia house at National Orientation in August 2023. The survey that we conducted in October revealed that many young adults view an 11-month program to be too long and require too much of a commitment. This is also something that we have...
Young Adult Survey
We reached out to young adults to gauge interest and gain a better understanding of the barriers keeping young adults from applying to QVS.
Rebecca Cole Sullivan – Alumni Spotlight
Rebecca Cole Sullivan served at American Friends Service Committee in Atlanta during the 2012-2013 QVS year. She was in the first cohort!Quick Facts Pronouns: she/her Spiritual Community: Member of Atlanta Friends Meeting and worshiping there! Also a part of Friends...
Balcony Time
QVS Executive Director Hilary Burgin shares with us about a grant she's been awarded.Grant awarded for taking time on the “balcony” I’m thrilled to say that I was awarded a Reflective Leadership Grant, enabling me to take time to step back and take a bird’s eye view...
The 2023-2024 Fellow Cohort
Photo: The QVS Fellows (from left to right): Nicole, Salem, Emma, Roy, Imani, Karla, Sonam, Shay, Kat, Tas and NarenWe’re so excited to introduce you to the 2023-2024 QVS Fellows! We have over 11 young adults eager to begin their year with QVS. Here are just a few...
Welcoming the 2023 – 2024 QVS Fellows
Photo: The incoming QVS Fellows (from left to right): Nicole, Salem, Emma, Roy, Imani, Karla, Sonam, Shay, Kat, Tas and Naren _____________________ We’re so excited to introduce you to the 2023-2024 QVS Fellows! We have over 11 young adults eager to begin their year...