Stoneleigh Youth Partnership Grantee Juvenile Law Center is featured by 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR news station for its new report examining how fines and fees…
Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow Aqilah David co-authored a report on the current state of juvenile system fees and fines in Pennsylvania. From 2018-mid 2024, Pennsylvania…
Stoneleigh Fellow Shay Bilchik and Emerging Leader Fellow Meg Ogle have co-authored a report on Delaware County’s Multi System Integration Pilot Program, which was created…
Stoneleigh Board Member and former Fellow Kevin Bethel is highlighted in The Philadelphia Inquirer for his efforts to roll out a five-year strategic plan, shaped…
Stoneleigh Fellows Kevin Bethel and Brandy Blasko are featured for their work launching the Youth Violence Reduction Initiative Southwest Philadelphia’s John Bartram High School. In…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jennifer Merrigan spoke to 6ABC Action News about her client David Dickson, who was recently released from prison for a crime he says…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Nikki Smith-Kea is leading an expansion of Anne Arundel County’s hate crimes prevention work, including a new campaign, community survey, and tools…
The Stoneleigh Foundation hosted a webinar featuring Youth Partner Grantee DayOneNotDayTwo, which focused on how its programs and trainings put power back into the hands…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Nikki Smith-Kea spoke to The Marshall Project about federal efforts to roll back DEI initiatives, and about the benefits that DEI-rooted solutions…
Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow Bree Hood spoke to Spotlight PA about the impact of injustices in Pennsylvania’s youth justice and foster care systems. Pennsylvania’s foster…
Stoneleigh Fellow and Inquirer Journalist Samantha Melamed has published an article covering the ongoing developments surrounding Pennsylvania’s Office of Advocacy and Reform as well as…
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Who We Are
The Stoneleigh Foundation was founded in 2006 by John and Chara Haas to improve the life outcomes of our community's youth. We meet our mission by awarding Fellowships to exceptional leaders who advance change in the systems that serve these young people.
We seek to improve the life outcomes of our community’s youth by advancing change in the systems that serve them. Because we believe that youth are best served when systems work together to holistically address their needs, Stoneleigh prioritizes work designed to strengthen coordination between or among these systems.
We award two types of projects that catalyze change within, alongside, and outside of youth-serving systems. Our Fellowship Projects enhance how systems work together, improve practice, shift narratives, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research. Our Youth Partnership Projects support youth-centric organizations that build the leadership and advocacy skills of young people.
We are pragmatic and have a bias toward action. We advance the field by hosting public events, publishing policy-relevant research and reports, and elevating the work of our Fellows and grantees in the media.
We award two types of Fellowships to exceptional individuals who work within and alongside youth-serving systems to catalyze change. Our Fellows undertake projects that enhance how systems work together, improve practice, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research.
