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"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." — Frederick Douglass


Stoneleigh Foundation supports fellows exploring innovative, collaborative, cross-system reform to the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Their work changes policy and practice by providing new solutions to improving child well-being.
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We believe in the power of individuals to effect social change.
656,000 young people ages 10 to 24 were treated in emergency rooms for injuries sustained from violence in 2008.
Nearly 1/2 of all foster children have a clinical level of mental or behavioral health problems.

Cross-Systems Solutions

Child Welfare

Over 400,000 children are in foster care in the United States, including 61,000 who are in a group home or institution.

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Juvenile Justice

While the past few decades have brought reforms to the juvenile justice system, the United States still incarcerates more of its youth than any country in the world.

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