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July 25, 2025

David Dickson speaks about freedom after serving 32 years in wrongful conviction…

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…

June 9, 2025

Anne Arundel County Expands Hate Crimes Prevention Work with Public Education Campaign,…

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…

May 21, 2025

Reimagining Leadership, Reclaiming Narratives, Revitalizing Philadelphia

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…

April 28, 2025

Trump’s Anti-DEI Push Raises Concerns Among Black Officers in Local Police Departments

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…

April 8, 2025

Toothless ‘child advocate’ position should be replaced by empowered abuse watchdog, former…

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…

March 9, 2025

Pennsylvania’s last governor appointed a statewide child advocate. Then the pushback started.

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…

February 6, 2025

Announcing Our 2025 Stoneleigh Alumni Grants

Many of Stoneleigh’s Fellows continue to pursue critical work to improve the lives of young people and their families in our communities long after their…

January 28, 2025

Reform Rollback

Stoneleigh Fellow and Inquirer Journalist Samantha Melamed has published the second part of her ongoing series covering the current state of youth justice in Philadelphia. …

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…

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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.

Our Priorities

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.

Our Projects

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.

Advancing The Field

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.

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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.