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January 23, 2025
Improving juvenile detention means fewer teens arrested, accountability for abusive staff |…
Stoneleigh Fellow Samantha Melamed and Stoneleigh Board Member Kevin Bethel were featured by The Philadelphia Inquirer for their efforts to improve the city’s youth justice…
January 21, 2025
Teens say staff gave them cheesesteaks to assault other kids, and more…
Stoneleigh Fellow and Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Samantha Melamed has published an article further covering the state of youth justice in Philadelphia. An Inquirer investigation found…
January 14, 2025
Locked Up, Left Behind
Stoneleigh Fellow and Inquirer Journalist Samantha Melamed has published a new piece in The Philadelphia Inquirer on the state of youth confinement in Philadelphia. One…
January 2, 2025
Philadelphia police will stop arresting kids for some crimes under a new…
Stoneleigh Fellow and Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Samantha Melamed interviewed Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel about his new plan to stop arresting young people accused of…
December 30, 2024
Together for Tomorrow: Shaping the Future of Human Rights
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Raj Jayadev was recently featured by the San Francisco Foundation for a speech he gave on building movements during International Human Rights…
December 18, 2024
Broken Promises: Futures Denied Webinar
The Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows and their colleagues at Juvenile Law Center hosted a webinar to highlight the release of their Broken Promises: Futures Denied…
October 29, 2024
Restorative Justice for Youth: Examining the Philadelphia Context
The Stoneleigh Foundation and the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth hosted a virtual convening which featured a panel of experts and advocates from…
October 3, 2024
Announcing Our 2024-2025 Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows at Juvenile Law Center
We are delighted to announce four Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows at Juvenile Law Center. Each Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow will be embedded in one of…
October 2, 2024
Trauma is Not Destiny: An Organizational Journey of Healing & Empowerment
The Stoneleigh Foundation and Human Rights for Kids hosted a virtual convening featuring a panel discussion about how nonprofit, philanthropic, and government partners can advance…
September 17, 2024
Local group wants to change negative stereotypes of inner city youths
Our partners at DayOneNotDayTwo spoke to WHYY about the work they are doing to build a youth-led movement to build narrative power and heal through…
August 27, 2024
Youth Are Protecting Our Democracy. We Need to Invest in Them
Former Emerging Leader Maheen Kaleem published an article for Ms. Magazine on the power of young people–particularly young women and LGBTQ+ people–in advancing democracy and…
August 27, 2024
Anne Arundel County Receives $1.2 Million Grant To Implement New Hate Crime…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Dr. Nikki Smith-Kea has been named a Senior Project Manager on Anne Arundel County’s Hate Crime Prevention Program. Annapolis, MD (August 26,…
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