The Young Friends of New England Yearly Meeting are blessed to have a vibrant retreat program which has been in operation for over 20 years. New England Yearly Meeting has long been committed to its youth programs, and provides supervisory, financial, logistical & spiritual support to ensure the programs' continued vitality & Quaker presence in the lives of New England Yearly Meeting's children. One of the many ways in which New England Yearly Meeting offers support is through the employment of a full-time Young Friends/Young Adult Friends Coordinator, whose responsibility it is to supervise, coordinate and facilitate the retreats.
Retreats are open to youth currently in grades 9-12. For those who are in non-traditional schooling (or no schooling at all), please contact the Coordinator. Young Friends hold six regular retreats each school year, two specialty retreats (one for Young Friends Ministry & Counsel, and one for the graduating class of Young Friends), and have an extensive residential program at the annual Sessions of New England Yearly Meeting in August. For more information about this year's retreats, visit the Retreat Themes page.