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November 22, 2021

DA Krasner Announces New Supervision Policy

Stoneleigh Fellow Sangeeta Prasad joined District Attorney Larry Krasner for a press conference to announce a new set of probation policies, developed in partnership with…

November 18, 2021

Reimagining the Justice, Child Welfare, and Immigration Systems

The Stoneleigh Foundation hosted a virtual convening series, entitled Reimagining Public Systems: Centering Racial Equity to Serve Youth, Families, and Communities. Part I of the…

November 10, 2021

Learning from Teen Parents to Improve Postpartum Depression Screening and Treatment

Emerging Leader Fellow Kali Hackett and her PolicyLab colleague Oluwademilade Adefarati have written a new blog post about lessons from interviewing adolescent parents navigating the…

November 2, 2021

Philly schools’ new community patrols based on Chicago safety program

Former Stoneleigh Fellow and current Board Member Kevin Bethel was featured by PhillyVoice for his press conference announcing the use of community members to act…

November 1, 2021

Philadelphia city officials discuss urgency of school and student safety

Former Stoneleigh Fellow and current Board Member Kevin Bethel recently spoke to Good Day Philadelphia about plans to establish twenty-five new school safety zones and…

October 28, 2021

Philly schools will pay community members to keep kids safe on their…

Former Stoneleigh Fellow and current Board Member Kevin Bethel was recently featured by The Philadelphia Inquirer for his announcement that the Philadelphia School District will…

October 21, 2021

The Simplest Fix to America’s Rent Problem

Stoneleigh Fellow Vincent Reina spoke to The Atlantic about a new study in Philadelphia that will explore how families fare when they receive rental assistance…

September 21, 2021

Exploring A Universal Housing Voucher

Stoneleigh Fellow Vincent Reina and his Housing Initiative at Penn colleagues have published a new interactive report that explores what it might look like if…

September 15, 2021

Kinship Caregivers & The Hidden Foster Care System

Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Karissa Phelps joins the Creating a Family podcast to discuss kinship caregivers and hidden aspects of the foster care system. Kinship…

September 15, 2021

Breaking the Link Between Community Supervision and Mass Incarceration

Stoneleigh Fellow Sangeeta Prasad spoke to Arnold Ventures about how community supervision can drive mass incarceration. Nicole Wisen spent 17 months in an Atlanta jail…

September 8, 2021

Temple Trauma Surgeon Earns Fellowship Aimed at Curbing Gun Violence

Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard is featured by Temple Now for her Fellowship to change the narrative on gun violence reporting in Philadelphia. As a trauma…

September 2, 2021

Elevating Equity And Community Beyond The Pandemic

Stoneleigh’s 2019-2021 Emerging Leader Fellows recently hosted a virtual panel and authored an article for Youth Today reviewing ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impact families,…

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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.

Our Priorities

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.

Our Projects

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 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.

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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.