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Karissa Phelps LAW ’19 Selected to Work with Temple Law as Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow

By Temple Law Newsroom | April 9, 2019

Incoming Emerging Leader Fellow Karissa Phelps is featured in a piece by Temple Law Newsroom about her forthcoming project focused on making kinship care more accessible for Philadelphia families involved in the child welfare system.

Karissa Phelps LAW ’19 has been selected to complete a prestigious two-year Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellowship with the Temple Legal Aid Office and the Sheller Center for Social Justice under the guidance of Temple Law Clinical Professor Sarah Katz, Director of the Family Law Litigation Clinic. The Stoneleigh Foundation works to increase the quality of life for Philadelphia’s underserved youth by funding fellowships for distinguished young professionals dedicated to improving systems that serve the affected communities.

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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.

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