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We cultivate a network of diverse leaders.

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We believe in the power of individuals to effect social change.

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We advance systems change in youth justice, child welfare, education, and health.

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Addressing Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic

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Our commitment to racial justice and social change

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The Stoneleigh Foundation’s mission is to improve the life outcomes of our community’s youth by advancing change in the systems that serve them. We award two types of Fellowships—the Stoneleigh Fellowship and Emerging Leader Fellowship—to exceptional leaders who work within and alongside these systems to catalyze change.

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Our Priorities

Our Fellows

Stoneleigh Fellows come from a diverse array of backgrounds—they are attorneys, educators, physicians, public policy experts, program administrators, researchers, social workers, and more.

Daniel Semenza, PhD

Stoneleigh Fellow, 2025 – 2027

New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, Rutgers University

Project

Gun Violence Exposure, Mental Health, and Suicidality among Philadelphia Youth

Aquilla Walker

Emerging Leader Fellow, 2025 – 2027

The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University

Project

Fostering Youth-Designed Community Engagement

Nneka Azuka, BS

Emerging Leader Fellow, 2025 – 2027

The Village of Arts and Humanities

Project

Building Community Power and Resilience in Fairhill-Hartranft

David Irizarry, M.Ed.

Stoneleigh Fellow, 2024 – 2027

Philadelphia Police Department

Project

Adapting and Implementing a Comprehensive Youth Gun Violence Reduction Strategy

Nyrhae Williams, BSW

Emerging Leader Fellow, 2025 – 2027

Health Promotion Council

Project

Comprehensive Holistic Solutions for Youth Gun Violence Prevention

Arturo Zinny, LPC, PhD

Stoneleigh Fellow, 2023 – 2026

Executive Director, Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, Drexel University

Project

Assessing Community-Based Trauma Mental Health Care’s Efficacy

Daria Waite, MPH, MSW

Emerging Leader Fellow, 2025 – 2027

Healing Hurt People, Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice

Project

Enhancing Service Provision and Access for Survivors of Violence

Jody Kent Lavy, MA

Stoneleigh Fellow, 2025 – 2028

Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

Project

Restorative Justice Movement Building

Fellowship Projects

Our Fellows undertake projects that enhance how systems work together, improve service design and delivery, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research.