Social Media & Additional Resources

Social Media

• Pacific Yearly Meeting Quakers (Facebook Page)
• Southern California Quarterly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Facebook Page)
• Pacific Yearly Meeting Quakers Parenting (Facebook Page)
• Pacific Yearly Meeting Youth Programs (Facebook Page)
• @pacymyouthprograms (Youth Programs Instagram)
• Pacific Yearly Meeting (YouTube Page)
• Western Friend Discussion Community (hosted by Western Friend magazine)

Monthly and Quarterly Meetings

• Monthly Meetings and Worship Groups in PYM
• College Park Quarterly Meeting (Northern CA and Reno, NV)
• Southern California Quarterly Meeting (SoCal and Las Vegas, NV)
• See also:  QuakerFinder, an FGC tool to locate Quaker meetings throughout North America

Umbrella Organizations

• Fellowship of Friends of African Descent
• Friends General Conference (FGC)
• Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC):
  • FWCC Section of the Americas
  • FWCC World Office

Conference and Retreat Centers

• Within PacYM
  • Ben Lomond Quaker Center – Workshops (year round) are open to Friends of all ages–a great opportunity for intergenerational learning in community– and childcare is available. Annual passes for individuals and Meetings are good for a year from date of purchase for camps and workshops. Buy two and send a youth-adult pair to each workshop!
  • Casa de los Amigos & Mexico City Monthly Meeting (currently closed)
  • Friends House, a retirement home in Santa Rosa, CA
  • Honolulu Meeting Guest House, and Hawai’i Peace and Justice Office (currently insecure connection)
  • Quaker Oaks Farm
  • Woolman at Sierra Friends Center
• Beyond PacYM
  • Pendle Hill (Wallingford, PA) Quaker retreat and conference center
  • Friends Place on Capitol Hill (Washington, DC) A Quaker learning center and guesthouse associated with FCNL, formerly named William Penn House.

Publications

• Friends Journal – whose mission is to communicate Quaker experience in order to connect and deepen spiritual lives
• QuakerSpeak Videos – a bi-weekly Quaker video project by Friends Journal
• Western Friend Magazine -the official publication of Quakers in Pacific, North Pacific, and Intermountain Yearly Meetings

Service and Action Organizations

• American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
• El Salvador Projects of Palo Alto Friends Meeting
• Friends Committee on Legislation of California (FCLCA)
• Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
• Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQC)
• Friends Peace Teams – Worldwide Program
• Guatemala Friends Scholarship Program (PROGRESA)
• Quaker Bolivia Link
• Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW)
• Quaker Voluntary Service (for youth)
• QuEST: Quaker Experiential Service and Training (for youth)
• Right Sharing of World Resources
• Undocumented Students Scholarship Project

Additional social media links and resources for younger folks may be found on our Young Adult Friends page.