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October 10, 2024

A bus stop is just a bus stop until a classmate dies…

Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard was featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece after interviewing for a new documentary focused on young people and their experiences…

October 3, 2024

Announcing Our 2024-2025 Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows at Juvenile Law Center

We are delighted to announce four Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows at Juvenile Law Center. Each Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow will be embedded in one of…

October 2, 2024

They experienced discrimination and abuse as children in the state’s care. A…

Our partners at Juvenile Law Center’s Youth Advocacy Program spoke to The Philadelphia Inquirer about their new report featuring young people’s experiences with mistreatment inside…

October 2, 2024

Trauma is Not Destiny: An Organizational Journey of Healing & Empowerment

The Stoneleigh Foundation and Human Rights for Kids hosted a virtual convening featuring a panel discussion about how nonprofit, philanthropic, and government partners can advance…

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Who We Are

The Stoneleigh Foundation was founded in 2006 by John and Chara Haas to improve the life outcomes of our community's youth. We meet our mission by awarding Fellowships to exceptional leaders who advance change in the systems that serve these young people.

Our Priorities

We seek to improve the life outcomes of our community’s youth by advancing change in the systems that serve them. Because we believe that youth are best served when systems work together to holistically address their needs, Stoneleigh prioritizes work designed to strengthen coordination between or among these systems.

Our Projects

We award two types of projects that catalyze change within, alongside, and outside of youth-serving systems. Our Fellowship Projects enhance how systems work together, improve practice, shift narratives, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research. Our Youth Partnership Projects support youth-centric organizations that build the leadership and advocacy skills of young people.

Advancing The Field

We are pragmatic and have a bias toward action. We advance the field by hosting public events, publishing policy-relevant research and reports, and elevating the work of our Fellows and grantees in the media.

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We award two types of Fellowships to exceptional individuals who work within and alongside youth-serving systems to catalyze change. Our Fellows undertake projects that enhance how systems work together, improve practice, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research.