Young Friends is a group of high-school aged Quakers in New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. We gather regularly to engage each other in community, spiritual excavation, personal and collective growth in leadership and caring, and (perhaps most importantly), the fun and joy of being together!
Young Friends at PYM Annual Sessions
July 24th – 28th at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Annual sessions is the gathering of Friends from all over Philadelphia Yearly Meeting for 4 days of community, business, enrichment and play. Young Friends have a round-the-clock residential program in which we join the community for many intergenerational activities and have our own age-specific programing for other times. There’s a lot to be excited about for the Young Friends program this year, including highlights like the Glen Onoko Falls outing and going to see Jesus Christ Superstar!
Welcome to Young Friends
The PYM Young Friends program provides a spiritual home for high-school-aged Quakers and their friends through explorations of community, spirituality, leadership, and fun! For more information about the Young Friends Program, Visit the About Young Friends page.
The Young Friends program is directed by a dynamic collaboration of youth and adult leadership. Young Friends provides an opportunity for youth to experiment in and learn about leadership in a way that is distinctive to Quaker community. For more information, visit the Leadership page or the Staff page.
The Young Friends guidelines are all about supporting a safe and accepting community in which everyone is loved and appreciated for what they bring. These guidelines acknowledge that we all may need some help remembering how to be in community with awareness and care for ourselves and others. For more information, visit the Young Friends Guidelines page
Our wonderful adult volunteers (known as Friendly Adult Presences) make the Young Friends Program possible. Are you 21 or over and Quaker or Quaker affiliated? Does inter-generational community bring you to life? If so, check out the Volunteers page or contact the Program Coordinator to learn about upcoming opportunities!
