Haverford Friends Meeting

General

The World Quaker Web Site
http://www.quaker.org
The most comprehensive on-line collection of Quaker writings, history, organizations and other things Quaker.

Quaker Information Center
http://www.quakerinfo.org
A center for Quaker information, referral, literature, hospitality and tours.

Religious Society of Friends

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
www.pym.org
The regional Quaker body covering Delaware, the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern half of New Jersey and part of Maryland. Accessible at the site are PYM publications, including Faith and Practice which deals with the beliefs and practices of PYM Friends, the PYM News newsletter, PYM pamphlets, and the Friends and Education newsletter; a guide to local member Monthly Meetings; information and background documents for PYM annual sessions; the Young Friends page for teenage Friends; the activities of PYM through its Standing Committees and Working Groups, a staff directory, and a guide to its organizational structure, the PYM Nominating Committee Handbook; a calendar of events; and the online catalog of the PYM library.

Friends General Conference
http://www.fgcquaker.org
A national Quaker association in the unprogrammed tradition of the Religious Society of Friends of 14 Yearly Meetings and Regional Groups. Includes information about the FGC's mission and work, up-coming conferences, an on-line bookstore, and a library of publications available on-line.

Friends World Committee for Consultation
http://www.quaker.org/fwcc/
Acts in a consultative capacity to promote better understanding among Friends the world over, particularly by the encouragement of joint conferences and intervisitation, the collection and circulation of information about Quaker literature and other activities directed towards that end.

Education

Friends School Haverford
http://www.friendshaverford.org
A small, Quaker elementary school founded by, and still "under the care" of, our Meeting. The School Committee (the school's board of directors) includes at least five members of our Meeting.

Pendle Hill
http://www.pendlehill.org
A nearby Quaker study and retreat center.

Quaker Community at Haverford College

http://students.haverford.edu/quac/

The mission of “QuaC” is to support interest in Quakerism, coordinate Quaker activities, and nurture Quaker community. We seek to create an environment that is welcoming to Quakers and non-Quakers alike and that values participation at all levels. We aim to nurture each other and, as a spiritual community, we will answer one another’s calls for support. We strive to encourage the formation of a deeper Quaker community on campus, while maintaining present activities and allowing for the development of new endeavors. We will promote fellowship, communication, community building, service, and representations of faith among Quakers on campus.

Peace and Service

American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org
A Quaker organization with programs in the United States and abroad that focus on issues related to economic justice, peace-building and demilitarization, social justice, and youth.

Friends Committee on National Legislation:
http://www.fcnl.org
A Quaker lobby, based in Washington, DC, seeking a world free of war and the threat of war, a society with equity and justice for all, a community where every person's potential may be fulfilled and an earth restored. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Peace and Social Concerns http://www.pym.org/pm/pax.php PYM's peace and concerns activities and resources.

Quaker United Nations Offices
http://www.quno.org
A Quaker presence at the United Nations in New York and Geneva, representing Friends concerns at the international level and facilitating people-to-people diplomacy on global issues.

Right Sharing of World Resources
http://www.rswr.org
An independent Quaker organization supporting grassroots microprojects for economic development in Third World countries and offering educational materials on the spiritual impact of materialism on our lives.