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July 26, 2018
These 63 millennials are Leadership Philadelphia’s hope for the future
Emerging Leader Fellow Rashni Stanford has been named to Leadership Philadelphia’s Keepers Class of 2019. Leadership Philadelphia just announced its Keepers class of 2019, and…
July 25, 2018
Thousands of older children also were separated at the border. What happens…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow and current Board Member David Rubin writes about the older children who have been separated from their families at the United States’…
July 19, 2018
Today’s Immigration Policies Are Going to Affect Child-Serving Systems Tomorrow
Stoneleigh’s Senior Program Officer Marie Williams discusses why separating children from their parents is no small thing, not only logistically and operationally, but as a…
July 19, 2018
Homeless teens in Philly tap rough memories to help others understand their…
Emerging Leader Fellow Rashni Stanford leads the Youth HEALers Stand up!, who are featured in a Philadephia Inqiuirer article giving a voice to youth experiencing…
July 13, 2018
These healers want to ensure trauma victims aren’t treated like ‘just another…
Stoneleigh Fellow Ted Corbin is featured in an article on the Healers, a group of young black men working through their trauma together and learning…
July 3, 2018
Helping foster youth attain college and persist there
Emerging Leader Seth Morones is part of the Field Center team working to develop Foster Care to College programs across Pennsylvania. The date was Dec.…
June 29, 2018
Making Reunification Possible for Older Youth
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Dominique Mikell, Jennifer Pokempner (Juvenile Law Center), and Jennifer Rodriguez (Youth Law Center) celebrate Reunification Month by discussing the importance of…
June 28, 2018
Philly Housing Program to Help Reunify Families with Kids in Foster Care
Stoneleigh Fellow Nan Feyler has worked closely with City partners to lead the development of a new program that provides rapid rehousing for child welfare-involved…
June 28, 2018
Ending the ‘Closet to Poverty Pipeline’ for LGBTQ Youth
Emerging Leader Fellow Kee Tobar commemorates Pride Month by calling attention to the ‘closet to poverty pipeline’ and the need for better supports for LGBTQ…
June 27, 2018
Philly Offers Affordable Housing to Help Parents Regain Custody of Kids in…
Stoneleigh Fellow Nan Feyler has worked closely with City partners to lead the development of a new program that provides rapid rehousing for child welfare-involved…
June 23, 2018
Philadelphia reverses course on ‘zero tolerance’ discipline in schools
Stoneleigh Fellows Naomi Goldstein and Kevin Bethel are featured in a profile on the implementation and impact of Philadelphia’s Police School Diversion Program. View The…
May 25, 2018
Pregnancy Prevention and Sexual Health Education: Considering the Complex Needs of Teens…
Stoneleigh Fellow Meredith Matone and her PolicyLab colleague Kirby Wycoff talk about the challenges experienced by pregnant teenagers in foster care. May is National Teen…
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