- John Martin Trust: Grants for Friends with Financial Needon September 24, 2020
Purpose and History of the Trust The John Martin Trust (JMT) of the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia exists to aid financially needy Friends in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. It
- Willits Book Trust Participates in A Community Reading of Frederick Douglass’ July 4 Speechon July 22, 2020
As a representative of the Willits Book Trust Committee, a grantmaking group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Lisa Stewart Garrison, a member of Greenwich Friends Meeting in Salem Quarter, was invited
- Travel and Witness Grant: Elom Tettey-Tamaklo’s Travel to Ramallah, Palestineon July 1, 2020
PYM’s Travel and Witness Granting Group makes grants to support active service and witness by individuals following leadings of the Spirit. Recent grants help illustrate the types of travel and
- Friends Emily and Julia Visit the Friends International Bilingual Center in La Paz, Boliviaon June 11, 2020
The Friends International Bilingual Center (FIBC) is a Bolivian program that offers educational programs for children, young people, and adults in la Paz, Bolivia. Their programming is focused around human
- Travel & Witness Grant Report: Friends Reflect on Travel in Ghanaon March 23, 2020
In August of 2019, Vanessa Julye of Central Philadelphia Meeting led a group of Quakers to Ghana to explore the histories of Ghana and the United States. The trip, part
- PYM’s Willits Book Trust Committee Honors Storytellers and Bridge Builders of the Underground Railroadon September 18, 2019
The Willits Book Trust Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting presented books to a number of participants who attended “Crossings: Bridging the Authentic Underground Railroad Past to the Present,” a training
- Westfield MM Uses Membership Development Grant for Outreach and Quaker Community Buildingon January 10, 2019
Westfield Meeting received a Membership Development Grant for the purchase of an 8X8 foot pop-up tent, 5-foot-long table, table weights, a tablecloth printed with the “SPICES”, and literature from PYM.
- Between the Kola Forest and the Salty Sea: Willits Book Trust supports Stories to Heal Liberiaon December 28, 2018
In late October 2018, members of the Willits Book Trust of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Walton Burwell of Germantown Monthly Meeting and Lisa Stewart Garrison of Greenwich Monthly Meeting, visited with