Vision

Enabling the vision of sustainable and healthy communities is a core goal of CFSC.

Canadian Friends Service Committee, the peace and service agency of Quakers in Canada, works with a wide range of partners at the international, national and community levels to bring about their vision of long-term sustainable changes in our world. CFSC is guided by a vision of a world in which:

• peace and justice prevail,
• the causes of war and oppression are removed,
• the whole of Creation is treated with respect,
• and individuals and communities are freed to reach their fullest potential.

Values

CFSC believes that there is that of God in every person, which inspires transformative, practical expressions of love and care for all Creation including the alleviation of suffering, the promotion of justice and peace, and provision of education and research on these concerns.

Quaker service work is rooted in the daily practice of pacifism, integrity, truthfulness, equality, community, simplicity and, above all, love both in the objectives of our work and in the discernment with which we plan and deliver our work.

Mission

Canadian Friends Service Committee is the national peace and service agency of Quakers in Canada.  CFSC has an inter-dynamic approach to programming that results in immediate and long-term changes towards a peaceful, sustainable world community. Programming includes practical assistance, policy dialogue, research and education. All of these activities are strengthened by thoughtful discernment and by building relationships and partnerships.

The values and practices we embrace are not exclusive to Quakers and we work in cooperation with a wide range of partners who share these commitments. We welcome the support of all people who are seeking a world in which peace and justice prevail.