In May 2021, the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) was one of the first agencies, among 150 law enforcement agencies nationwide, to sign the 30×30 pledge:…
The Procedurally Just Youth Engagement (PJYE) initiative is a six-month effort designed to provide a safe space for intentional dialogue and engagement among the youth…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard is featured by The Philadelphia Citizen and the Stronger Every Day podcast for her work as a Temple University trauma surgeon.…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard is featured in Philadelphia’s Stronger Every Day podcast, highlighted by The Trace as a ‘can’t miss audio documentary’ on one family’s…
Stoneleigh Fellow Vincent Reina has been named senior policy advisor for housing and urban policy in the White House Domestic Policy Council. Vincent Reina, an…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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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.
