by Claire Hannapel | Jul 13, 2022 | Event, Recruitment, Video
On July 12, 2022, QVS hosted our 3rd Annual Supporters’ Briefing. We held our first ever Supporters’ Briefing in summer 2020 to offer Friends an inside look into programmatic and financial shifts due to COVID-19. This year, in addition to stories from QVS...
by Claire Hannapel | Apr 13, 2022 | National, News, QVS Atlanta, Recruitment
Read below for a joint letter from QVS staff and board about the April 2022 decision to pause the QVS Atlanta program. Dear Friend, In 2020 we knew that the COVID-19 pandemic would profoundly impact Quaker Voluntary Service and require us to be nimble in making...
by Claire Hannapel | Apr 29, 2021 | News, QVS Atlanta
For QVS to be successful, we need the support of local Friends. But what does that entail? From QVS’ inception we knew that a fundamental piece of our model would include partnering with local Quakers. We knew we couldn’t build a program alone, so we enlisted the...
by Claire Hannapel | Mar 22, 2021 | Equity, News, QVS Atlanta
We continue to grieve the murders of Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Fengin, Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, and Yong Ae Yue last week. We write today to honor their memories and to express our solidarity with all the...
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...
