UPDATE 4/24/15 : QuEST has reopened admissions on a rolling basis. Download the application and apply today! QuEST is seeking young adults for our 2015-16 cohort-including for positions that we hope will be AmeriCorps-eligible through CVN’s new CompassionCorps program! If you are passionate about serving others and creating change, and want to explore living simply […]
Lois Loontjens hosted a dinner for the QuEST Fellows and their mentors. Over chili and bread, we met one another and discussed what everyone hoped to get out of the mentoring relationship in the coming year: explore Seattle, discuss a common love of architecture, watch movies, learn about working in a non-profit world, and how […]
The fall retreat is a time to build community, reflect on the start of the year, and just relax out of the city. John and Lee Neff again offered their lovely home in Kingston, and the QuEST Fellows, as well as Alisa, Polly and AJ (the program director and support committee members) drove on the […]
It was hard to see the 2013-14 cohort go, although from the looks of this photo, I’m not sure I’d want to run into them and their bunnies in a dark alley anytime soon, either! Right now they are scattered around the world. Laurie and Helena are the two still in town. Laurie’s working for […]
I’ve been working at Puget Sound Sage this year. We bring together labor, faith and community groups to work towards greater equality and livable communities in this region. I started in the middle of our $15/hour minimum wage campaign in SeaTac, helping with community outreach and get out the vote efforts. We were all thrilled […]
