QuEST is an internship program sponsored by the University Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Located in Seattle, Washington, QuEST seeks to build a peaceful, just, sustainable world by empowering interns to act as agents of social change and social service during their year with QuEST and throughout their lives. The program provides Quaker and non-Quaker interns with: quality, year-long positions at local social change and social service organizations that can benefit from an intern's service; supplemental training to empower interns in their work for social change and social service; and an intentional, residential community where interns can receive support, practice community-building skills, and live simply. In addition, we partner with Catholic Volunteer Network to offer AmeriCorps membership and education awards to QuEST interns.
Through QuEST, interns commit themselves to a year of full-time service for social justice. For some interns, this service is a valuable way to gain experience for future careers in the peace and justice field. For others, it is a chance to spend a year making a difference before pursuing other opportunities. And for others, it is a way to explore the connection between spirituality and action.
