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The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a American members of the Religious Society of Friends and assisted civilian victims of war. Because Quakers traditionally oppose violence in all of its forms and therefore refuse to serve in the military, the AFSC's original mission was to provide conscientious objectors (COs) to war with a constructive alternative to military service. In 1947 AFSC received the Nobel Peace Prize along with the British Friends Service Council, now called Quaker Peace and Social Witness, on behalf of all Quakers worldwide.

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  • American Friends Service Committee
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  • The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a American members of the Religious Society of Friends and assisted civilian victims of war. Because Quakers traditionally oppose violence in all of its forms and therefore refuse to serve in the military, the AFSC's original mission was to provide conscientious objectors (COs) to war with a constructive alternative to military service. In 1947 AFSC received the Nobel Peace Prize along with the British Friends Service Council, now called Quaker Peace and Social Witness, on behalf of all Quakers worldwide.
  • The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) affiliated organization which works for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world. AFSC was founded in 1917 as a combined effort by American members of the Religious Society of Friends to assist civilian victims of World War I.
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Origins
  • Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA
num employees
  • 250(xsd:integer)
Non-profit name
  • American Friends Service Committee
Area served
  • Worldwide with U.S. emphasis
Key people
  • Shan Cretin, General Secretary
Founder
  • 17(xsd:integer)
Awards
  • 20(xsd:integer)
Homepage
Non-profit slogan
  • Quaker values in action.
Non-profit logo
Revenue
  • 2.9E7
founded date
  • 1917(xsd:integer)
Location
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a American members of the Religious Society of Friends and assisted civilian victims of war. Because Quakers traditionally oppose violence in all of its forms and therefore refuse to serve in the military, the AFSC's original mission was to provide conscientious objectors (COs) to war with a constructive alternative to military service. In 1947 AFSC received the Nobel Peace Prize along with the British Friends Service Council, now called Quaker Peace and Social Witness, on behalf of all Quakers worldwide.
  • The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) affiliated organization which works for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world. AFSC was founded in 1917 as a combined effort by American members of the Religious Society of Friends to assist civilian victims of World War I.
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