Robert Best, an attender of Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting can be found in Center City Philadelphia, near the plaza across from the Clothespin sculpture every Wednesday between 12:00 and 1:30. Robert stands there with a tall pole and a set of signs. [Read more…] about Robert Best and Sharing Messages Through Signs
Volunteering
Opportunities for Young Adults with Quaker Organizations
The American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) Emerging Leaders for Liberation Program and the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s (FCNL) Advocacy Corps program are taking applications from young adults who are interested in community organizing or federal policy work.
FCNL’s Advocacy Corps pays young adults ages 19 to 30 to organize their communities around federal legislation over ten months; the upcoming cohort will focus on health care access and nutrition assistance. Applications are open until March 2.
Follow this link to learn more about FCNL’s Advocacy Corps: https://www.fcnl.org/act/young-adult-advocates/advocacy-corps
AFSC’s Emerging Leaders for Liberation program accepts applicants ages 18 to 22 who have a connection to an AFSC program, a Quaker meeting, a Quaker organization, or a Quaker college; participants attend two in-person gathering and also join monthly virtual meetings, The application deadline is March 8.
Follow this link to learn more about AFSC’s Emerging Leaders for Liberation Programs: https://afsc.org/programs/emerging-leaders-liberation
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A Friend from Wicomico River Friends Meeting Shares on First Day School and Religious Education
Eva Paxton is a member of Wicomico River Friends Meeting in Salisbury, Maryland, and is helping host the Learning for Life – A Religious Education Thread Gathering this Saturday on January 24 at her meetinghouse. She began attending Friends meeting about three years ago, and she has been building a First-day school program at Wicomico River Meeting. [Read more…] about A Friend from Wicomico River Friends Meeting Shares on First Day School and Religious Education
Quaker Fund for Indigenous Communities Annual Report – October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025
Members of the Granting Group: Tom Armstrong (Clerk), Cherie Cark (Recording Clerk), Terry Cooke, Carol Ann Gray, Tom Grabe, Winnie Hope, Miriam Fisher Schaefer, Lois Kuter, Shay O’Connor, Fran O’Neill. Also attending: Edie Paige(community member), Joey Leroux (PYM Director of Grantmaking) and David Park (PYM Chief Financial Officer)
Grants Awarded
The Granting Group awarded $760 in travel assistance for a young adult to attend the National Congress of American Indians Youth Commission’s 2024 Native Youth Convention October 27 to November 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada. [Read more…] about Quaker Fund for Indigenous Communities Annual Report – October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025
Community Led Workshops at Annual Sessions
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) is bringing back community-led workshops at Annual Sessions. Friends can submit a proposal to lead a workshop that connects with this year’s theme, Members One of Another, or that supports Friends’ faith and commitment in the life of the yearly meeting.
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Pan African Sisterhood Health Initiative at Moorestown
The Pan African Sisterhood Health Initiative (P.A.S.H.I.) makes reusable menstrual pads and carry pouches, which are donated to those in need locally, nationally and internationally. We are particularly interested in supporting school aged students who are missing school and other activities because they cannot afford menstrual hygiene products. Education around menstrual hygiene management, reproductive health, and life skills (such as how to make your own reusable menstrual hygiene product) goes hand in hand when we deliver pads and pouches.
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A New Jersey Friend Collaborates with Meeting Members and Neighbors for Food Donations
Jeanne Van Orman of Princeton Monthly Meeting in New Jersey is partnering with her meeting and her retirement community, Princeton Windrows to gather food and deliver it to Mercer Street Friends using the support from the driver at Princeton Windrows.
Food Assistance Within the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Community?
As we move into the holiday season, many in our wider community are seeking ways to support neighbors who are experiencing food insecurity. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting would like to share a list of meetings and affiliated groups that operate food pantries, meal programs, holiday food drives, or other efforts that help feed our communities. A list has already been started; we would need to make it current.
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An Invite Before the Next Fundraising Friends Gathering Comes Together
Ensuring monthly meetings have the financial resources they need can be challenging work; PYM formed a new cohort for Friends who hold fundraising or stewardship responsibilities in their meetings, called Fundraising Friends.
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Quaker Connections Study Tour to Bolivia | Financial Aid for YAFS
Quaker Connections Study Tour to Bolivia: Strengthening Relationships of Solidarity and Mutual Learning, Jan 7-20, 2026
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