Quaker communities
This section includes a range of support offered by Quaker Life for Quaker meetings and communities. Please see below for the areas of support offered to Friends. You can either go to the subject areas or directly to the pages in these areas. The news feed on this page features articles aimed specifically at Quaker meetings and communities.
Latest news
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On being a prison chaplain
8 February 2024
The historic Quaker concern for prisons continues today through the contribution of Quakers working within prison chaplaincy teams. At present, over ninety prisons in Britain benefit from a Quaker Prison Chaplain (QPC).
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Seeking volunteers for children's and young people's events at Yearly Meeting
5 February 2024
Volunteers are key to offering children and young people's programmes at Yearly Meeting. Brilliant volunteers, who help plan and facilitate these programmes, enable us to offer activities which are rooted in our Quaker communities. BYM staff who are putting together programmes for 0-18 years olds to engage with Yearly Meeting in July are seeking volunteers.
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New Children's and Youth Development Worker for London
1 February 2024
The Quaker Life team are excited to welcome Julia Stacey to the role of Children and Youth Development worker for the 7 area meetings in London. Julia will work with local Quakers to help create more opportunities for children, youth and families to participate in Quaker communities. She will also work to help adults and meetings gain skills and confidence in welcoming children, youth and families to develop Quaker communities that are loving, inclusive and all ages.