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February 11, 2019

Conference Highlights Unequal Justice

Emerging Leader Fellow Kee Tobar spoke at the Liberty and Justice: Moving from Some to All conference on the disproportionate contact LGBTQ+ youth have with…

February 8, 2019

Amid protest, Elanco takes a measured approach to accommodating transgender student [opinion]

Emerging Leader Fellow Lizzy Wingfield is cited by the LNP Editorial Board for her insight into the protections that Title IX and the Pennsylvania Human…

January 30, 2019

Elanco’s decision to allow transgender student to use boys’ restrooms, locker room…

Emerging Leader Fellow Lizzy Wingfield spoke to Lancaster Online about state and federal legal protections for transgender students. The Eastern Lancaster County school board is…

June 28, 2018

Ending the ‘Closet to Poverty Pipeline’ for LGBTQ Youth

Emerging Leader Fellow Kee Tobar commemorates Pride Month by calling attention to the ‘closet to poverty pipeline’ and the need for better supports for LGBTQ…

May 23, 2018

Stoneleigh Fellow Kee Tobar’s work in LGBTQ youth homelessness is personal

Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Kee Tobar is interviewed by Generocity. Oftentimes, the professional is personal. Such is the case with Kee Tobar. Tobar is an attorney and…

February 21, 2018

Case tests whether districts must protect students from bullying under Pa. law

Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Lizzy Wingfield helped to draft an amicus brief with the Education Law Center in support of a case that will test whether…

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February 6, 2018

Lizzy Wingfield, JD

Lizzy Wingfield currently serves as an Associate in the Litigation Department of Ballard Spahr. Previously, Lizzy was a Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow at Education Law…

February 2, 2018

Reducing Education Barriers for LGBTQ/GNC Youth

Led by Lizzy Wingfield, JD

November 16, 2017

Elizabeth Wingfield LAW ’17 wins the Ginsburg Writing Competition

Emerging Leader Fellow Lizzy Wingfield is featured by Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. The Philadelphia Bar Association has named Elizabeth Wingfield LAW ’17 as…

September 28, 2017

Education Law Center wants to make schools safer for LGBTQ students

Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Lizzy Wingfield is featured in Generocity for her work with the Education Law Center to reduce the educational barriers faced by…

March 1, 2017

We need an intersectional approach to juvenile justice reform

DMC (disproportionate minority contact) is no longer simply about the over-representation of black and brown youth in the juvenile justice system. In recent years, it…

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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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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.

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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.

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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.