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October 2, 2024

They experienced discrimination and abuse as children in the state’s care. A…

Our partners at Juvenile Law Center’s Youth Advocacy Program spoke to The Philadelphia Inquirer about their new report featuring young people’s experiences with mistreatment inside…

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…

March 6, 2024

Youth Partnership Spotlight: Young Artist Program

As part of its Youth Partnership Spotlight Series, the Stoneleigh Foundation hosted a webinar with leaders from the Young Artist Program for a discussion about the…

April 12, 2023

Assessing Community-Based Trauma Mental Health Care’s Efficacy

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April 12, 2023

Arturo Zinny, LPC, PhD

Arturo Zinny currently serves as a Stoneleigh Fellow with the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice (CNSJ) at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health.…

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April 1, 2023

Young Artist Program

The Project The Young Artist Program supports BIPOC & LGBTQ+ youth and their allies in a free, afterschool setting where they explore art and build…

July 20, 2022

Telemental Health Services for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Stoneleigh Fellow Nadia Dowshen and colleagues published an article for Psychology Today outlining what health providers need to know to better support sexual and gender…

June 29, 2022

Philadelphia FIGHT Trans Youth Resilience Fund Program Report

Former Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Cameron McConkey is Director of LGBTQ+ Health Initiatives at Philadelphia FIGHT, which recently published a report about its Trans Youth Resilience…

April 19, 2022

Telehealth Provides Crucial Opportunity to Expand Support for Transgender Youth in 200…

Stoneleigh Fellow Nadia Dowshen has published a new blog post for PolicyLab that explores the opportunities and challenges telehealth provides for delivering gender-affirming care. As…

March 8, 2022

NIH Supports Research on the Health of Transgender Women

Stoneleigh Fellow Nadia Dowshen is featured in the latest issue of Women’s Health in Focus at NIH for her work in adolescent medicine and health…

January 19, 2022

Restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men persist despite shortage…

Former Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Cameron McConkey spoke to Philadelphia Gay News about the research against the Food and Drug Administration’s celibacy requirement for blood…

August 24, 2021

Ensuring a Policy Environment Supportive of Gender-affirming Care for Youth

Stoneleigh Fellow Nadia Dowshen and her PolicyLab colleagues have published a new issue brief that highlights the lifesaving aspects of gender-affirming care for transgender and…

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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.