Announcing Our 2026 Stoneleigh Alumni Grants

Many of Stoneleigh’s Fellows continue to pursue critical work to improve the lives of young people and families in our communities long after their Fellowships conclude. To underscore our ongoing commitment to these Fellows and their work, Stoneleigh has established an alumni grant program. This year’s recipients include:

Katie Feeley
2015-16 Emerging Leader Fellow
Music Together of Charlotte 

Katie and Music Together of Charlotte are providing scholarships for early childhood music and movement classes to families who are affiliated with two Charlotte-area preschools.  These classes serve as opportunities for immigrant- and US-born families to create community and music together. 

Bunni Brown and Rashni Stanford
2022-24 Stoneleigh Fellows
Deep Space Mind 215 

Bunni Brown and Rashni Stanford are finalizing the development of a West Philadelphia headquarters for Deep Space Mind 215, which will serve as a critical community space to support the mental health, leadership, and neighborhood bonds of local young people. 

Sara Kruzan
2022-25 Stoneleigh Fellow
Human Rights for Kids 

Sara is working with Human Rights for Kids to support survivors of sex crimes by building comprehensive case summaries for young people accused of crimes against their abusers.  These case summaries will be used by defense attorneys to litigate on behalf of defendants to have their charges dropped or their sentences reduced.   

Meredith Matone
2014-20 Stoneleigh Fellow
PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 

Meredith is working with PolicyLab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to increase vision care utilization for children in foster care.  PolicyLab is engaging young people to co-create and deliver learning activities that will serve as the foundation for youth-designed and youth-authored publications.  These resources will blend stories of young people with advocacy and education recommendations to promote access to vision care for youth in foster care. 

Oronde McClain
2023-25 Emerging Leader Fellow
Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting 

Oronde is expanding his work with the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting on the Survivor Connect program, which provides media literacy and public health training for survivors and co-victims of firearm violence in Philadelphia.  The program will now include training for young adults and the implementation of a multi-session format focused on engaging with media and educating the community about firearm violence as a public health issue. 

Lauren Fine
2022-23 Visiting Fellow
Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project 

Lauren is supporting the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project to infuse its technical assistance and training materials with the perspectives of young people and their families who have first-hand experience navigating the adult legal system.  Youth and family partners will inform how assistance and training content is framed and delivered.

Learn more about past alumni grantees here: 

• 2025 Alumni Grant Recipients

• 2021 Alumni Grant Recipients