Former Junior Fellows
Stefany worked with Philadelphia Education Fund's dropout prevention initiative, Diplomas Now, to develop a method for interpreting student performance data and to trainschool personnel to recognize and work with at-risk students.
Joslyn Young worked with Research for Action to examine adolescent literacy practices in two area after-school programs where youth gain social literacy skills to become confident writers, readers and producers of media texts. Her goal was to understand how these youth can apply their social literacy expertise to in-school academic literacy.
Sophia Hwang worked with the Health Federation of Philadelphia's Multiplying Connections program to better prepare social workers, case workers and other professionals to serve children traumatized by abuse, neglect and exposure to violence.
Wanja Ogongi joined the Family Advocacy Unit of Community Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) as a Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow to examine the high rate of children returning to foster care within one year of being reunified with their families.
Arley joined the Education Law Center (ELC) as a Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging Leader Fellow beginning July 1, 2009. During her Fellowship, Arley workedwith ELC to help examine the educational experiences of children taught in group homes, residential treatment facilities (RTF) and day mental health treatment programs.
Kelly Siegel was our second Emerging Leader Fellow and was sponsored by Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY). She is interested in improving the environment in Philadelphia's public schools so that students can achieve greater success in school. Toward this end, she joined PCCY and other advocates in 2008 to implement Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBS) in several Philadelphia schools.
In June 2007, we awarded our first Emerging Leader Fellowship to Sam George. A native of Philadelphia, Sam is interested in the well-being of vulnerable youth in our city -- particularly those effected by violence and the "no snitching" phenomenon, and those having difficulty staying in school. Sam spent his one-year fellowship partnering with the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Congreso de Latinos Unidos, exploring issues affecting Philadelphia's youth.