Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard and Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting were featured by Billy Penn for organizing a workshop to discuss how news media…
Stoneleigh Foundation Grantee Oronde McClain authors an op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer about his experience as a survivor of gun violence and how his work…
Stoneleigh Fellow Sara Kruzan has published a new op-ed for The Washington Post about Chrystal Kizer, a young, exploited woman who killed her abuser. In…
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…
Former Emerging Leader Fellow Karissa Phelps and Temple Law Professor Sarah Katz have published a new article in Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly discussing kinship care…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard spoke to NPR about the media’s role in gun violence narratives. Parade attendees in Highland Park were still hiding from the…
Stoneleigh Fellow Sara Kruzan was recently pardoned by California Governor Gavin Newsom for fatally shooting a man who had abused her as a child. When…
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…
Youth Partnership Grantees The Stoneleigh Foundation’s 2022 Youth Partnership Grantees are all youth-led or youth-centric organizations that provide direct assistance and leadership opportunities to young…
The Stoneleigh Foundation and Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform hosted a virtual convening featuring a presentation on the latest research on youth involved in…
Former Emerging Leader Fellow Kee Tobar and Community Legal Services are hosting a new podcast breaking down examples of systemic racism in law and policy.…
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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.
