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From Access to Empowerment: Elevating Equity and Community Voice Beyond the Pandemic

June 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic amplified long-standing inequities and required unprecedented innovation in addressing how young people and families access services. The creativity and responsiveness that many systems demonstrated during this crisis should be preserved as we move forward to better engage marginalized communities in public health and social change movements.

This panel of Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging Leader Fellows examined how to build systems equitably to support young people post-pandemic by centering community voices. In particular, they discussed how authentic youth inclusion and community trust-building are essential tools for system transformation.

SPEAKERS

Leah Brogan, PhD
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow
Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab, Drexel University

Kali Hackett, MSW, MPH
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow
PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Cameron McConkey, MPH
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow
Youth Health Empowerment Project Health Center, Philadelphia FIGHT

Karissa Phelps, JD, MSW
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow
Temple Legal Aid

Dijonée Talley, MS
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow
Health Promotion Council

Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH
Stoneleigh Fellow
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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.

Apply

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.