Former Stoneleigh Fellow Nikki Smith-Kea is leading an expansion of Anne Arundel County’s hate crimes prevention work, including a new campaign, community survey, and tools…
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Oronde McClain spoke to CBS News Philadelphia about his experience with gun violence and advocacy to prevent gun violence through efforts like…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk featured Germantown activists advocating for child welfare reform after recent efforts by Philadelphia’s City Council to revisit and review the foster…
The Stoneleigh Foundation hosted a webinar featuring Youth Partner Grantee DayOneNotDayTwo, which focused on how its programs and trainings put power back into the hands…
As part of Stoneleigh’s efforts to address Philadelphia’ gun violence epidemic, the Foundation recently partnered with Love Now Media to produce Breaking Concrete, a short…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Nikki Smith-Kea spoke to The Marshall Project about federal efforts to roll back DEI initiatives, and about the benefits that DEI-rooted solutions…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jay Breneman has published a report discussing rural perspectives on firearm suicide in Pennsylvania, including risks and recommendations. Gun suicide is rarely discussed…
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard spoke to WHYY about federal cuts to gun violence research and their potential impact on health and well-being in Philadelphia. Two…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk has published part 3 of his 3-part series in The Philadelphia Inquirer covering Philadelphia’s foster care system. The problems bedeviling Philadelphia’s…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk has published part 2 of his 3-part series in The Philadelphia Inquirer covering Philadelphia’s foster care system. In fall 2021, Tytianna…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk and his colleagues at Resolve Philly and The Philadelphia Inquirer have published a new article covering Philadelphia’s Community Umbrella Agency system.…
Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow Bree Hood spoke to Spotlight PA about the impact of injustices in Pennsylvania’s youth justice and foster care systems. Pennsylvania’s foster…
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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.
