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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18
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aioe "Once accopted by the Comiulttea, a nen'tconcern’ becomes the
' gharpa of the faction or desartment of the Comnittes most experlenced
din that fiold, If relief work develops, or soma offer Lorro-scale
wierLakding, a spotlal eovulttae may be appointed to dal rith it.
At this writing, four such Cections aro established, and three
additioual comdllees ara at work ou spectal provlaag.'
The Hew York Tincs on August 1, 1940, carried an articls under
a Poiiadelphia date ling, that the hoe ric: th Fricads Service Comittes
recently announced tho formation of a National Voluntaer Service niilch yon
man ond women could joln for a year of civillan service without pag Tt
was paid thot this orgunicaticn wig formed to supply ao mjang whereby youns
Amariesns who hava conscicutious dbjecticns to mabiitery service miy perform
sons usaful work in time of nalleonal ericle.
Tho article furthar steted that four Gaips werd to be act wp in
tho United Staten and Mexico and int applicants must eproe Lo serve anymhore
they sro sente Soao volunteers era to serve with tha Arco undta overueas
end the individuals themselvag or their church groups are to finuice tho work.
. Nope wag expressed that tha voluntoer sarvice "will bo in jert a
solution to the problem eo many young pey pla face dn trying to find an outlet
for services the notion needs."
It vas stated that tho National Voluntoer Service:
., Wes eeesopons tho way Sor constructive greative work to sincera,
qualified youns, people who, because of relicglous convictions, ara
unsble to partieimite in ware Fields of uetivita will include
reclavation of foresta and Anroveriched form Llonday werk among
nigratery Inborers of Tlorida and California; cooperation with
Government acencios in Anexonsive housing projects in rural areas
hetp dn building villzge schools in Moxley; and nork in public
valfare institutions and private orneneiea wiielr cuck to find.
solutions toe complex ucelel and duiustrdal r roblans."
Anothor urbicla reloased in connection wth the founcdine of the
Eational Volunteer Cervico statud thet Une relirtous scolety of Friends
eines thelr Lowring aluont Sa) years nro, Mee refused to yarticedpate in
“wy reperdieas of tha reasons piven for icing fb. Shoe acticle aleo state
that "ao spechal cansiderations mey bo oe a for voluntcors under olteay
eons ari pedotte" oO
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