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June 13, 2022
New Podcast: Not in Isolation: Voices of Youth
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Sangeeta Prasad is Executive Director of CCLP, which has released a new podcast series focusing on the lives of young people experiencing…
June 8, 2022
‘Look What You’ve Turned Us Into’: The Roots of Women’s Shame
Stoneleigh Fellow Sara Kruzan recently published a memoir featured by the New York Times. By age 11, Sara Kruzan had endured terrible abuse. Her mother…
June 8, 2022
New podcast highlights the journey of Philadelphia shooting survivor
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard spoke to WITF and joined Kouvenda Media for the Stronger Every Day podcast to discuss Walter Willis and his story of…
June 7, 2022
PSP no more: Philly education nonprofit changing its name, mission
Stoneleigh Board Member Stacy Holland is executive director of a nonprofit changing its name to Elevate 215 and focusing on modernizing Philadelphia schools’ learning experience.…
June 6, 2022
At least 13 killed, dozens wounded in weekend mass shootings across U.S.:…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard spoke to CBS News about public health approaches to gun violence. At least 13 people were killed and more than two…
June 1, 2022
Filling the Gaps
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Nan Feyler spoke to The Philadelphia Inquirer about the lessons legislators can learn for COVID from community leaders who have worked on…
May 23, 2022
Philly keeps undercounting youth experiencing homelessness
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk wrote for Billy Penn about the young people who may not show up in Philadelphia’s counts of those who experience homelessness…
May 19, 2022
For At-Risk Youth in Philadelphia, ‘Rapid Rehousing’ Is Anything But
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk covers the challenges that young adults can experience when seeking stable housing in Next City. By January of last year, then…
May 16, 2022
Sen. Haywood, Sen. Hughes, and Rep. McClinton Announce $13.8 Million in Health…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Julie Cousler Emig leads the Pennsylvania School-Based Health Alliance, which recently received a $2.8 million grant from the state’s COVID-19 Public Heath…
May 12, 2022
Opinion: More reparative justice, less restorative justice is needed
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Sangeeta Prasad authored an op-ed for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange about the need for more reparative justice in youth and criminal…
May 12, 2022
Family separations aren’t just a Philly problem, as calls for child welfare…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk authored an article for Billy Penn covering the recent release of and reception to a Philadelphia City Council special committee report…
April 21, 2022
‘Students are petrified’ to go to school amid rising Philly gun violence
Stoneleigh Board Member and former Fellow Kevin Bethel spoke to Chalkbeat Philadelphia about the growing impact of gun violence on students, schools, and communities. Philadelphia…
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