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Kate Vengraitis, JD, MPH

Strengthening Special Education Advocacy for Court-Involved Children

Kate Vengraitis currently serves as a Supervising Attorney in the SSI, Aging, and Disability Units of Community Legal Services.

Kate previously served as a Staff Attorney in the Juvenile Unit of the Defender Association, where she was a Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow from 2016-2017. During her Fellowship, Kate developed materials and provided cross-system training to strengthen the quality of special education advocacy for court-involved children. Prior to this work, she completed public interest law internships with the Disabilities Law Project at the Community Legal Aid Society in Wilmington, the Medical Legal Partnership at St. Christopher’s Hospital through the Legal Clinic for the Disabled, and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. Kate also clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Kate holds a BA in history from Cornell University, an MPH in health management and policy from Drexel University, and a JD from Temple University.

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Emerging Leader Fellow

2016 - 2017

Defender Association of Philadelphia

Current Position

Supervising Attorney; SSI, Aging, and Disability Units
Community Legal Services

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Youth Justice / Education

Strengthening Special Education Advocacy for Court-Involved Children

Led by Kate Vengraitis, JD, MPH

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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.