Stoneleigh Board Member and former Stoneleigh Fellow Kevin Bethel, who serves as the Philadelphia Police Commissioner, discusses the decline in shootings across the city and…
Stoneleigh Fellow Daniel Semenza reflects on his nonlinear path into research, rejection, and finding purpose as a gun violence researcher. Gun violence research has grown…
Stoneleigh Fellow Ruth Abaya discusses community violence intervention readiness at a Gun Violence Prevention Forum hosted by Northwell Health. Though homicides have been dropping annually since 2021,…
Stoneleigh Fellow Daniel Semenza is interviewed on ONNJ Mornings with Ken Rosato about a recently published a study in the Journal of Urban Health examining…
The Stoneleigh Foundation is seeking an Executive Director to step into a well-resourced, mission-focused organization at a pivotal moment of leadership transition, inheriting a highly…
Stoneleigh Youth Partner Grantees Collective Climb and the Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project are featured for their work as community programs practicing restorative justice. Late…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk authors an article on a Philadelphia mother’s fight to reunite with her children and the window it offers into the challenges…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jennifer Merrigan and her colleagues at Phillips Black have released brand-new empirical data illustrating how Finley “no-merit” letters undermine legal ethics and judicial…
Bree Hood, Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow at Juvenile Law Center discusses the importance of Philadelphia’s Office of the Youth Ombudsperson for young people who are…
Stoneleigh Fellow Meredith Matone discusses a new report from PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in partnership with Maternity Care Coalition that outlines evidence based…
We are delighted to announce three new Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows at Juvenile Law Center. Each Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow will be collaborating with Juvenile…
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
