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June 24, 2020

During Coronavirus, High-Quality Legal Representation Can Be a Lifesaver for Families

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Kathleen Creamer co-authored an article for the Chronicle of Social Change explaining how the pandemic is reinforcing what we already know—access to a…

June 24, 2020

FAQ: Reopening Doors to Child Care Safely

Stoneleigh Fellow Meredith Matone has published a new FAQ with her PolicyLab colleagues that answers questions child care center operators may have about reopening safely…

June 22, 2020

When White People Catch a Cold… Inequity and National Crisis

Former Emerging Leader Fellow Kee Tobar authored a blog post for Community Legal Services examining how People of Color, and LGBTQ People of Color in…

June 17, 2020

A Crisis at the Intersection: Health, Housing, and Racial Justice for Young…

The convergence of a global health emergency, a stalled economic system, and nationwide anguish and outcry for Black lives has exposed many Americans to problems they…

June 11, 2020

Movement for police-free schools reaches Philadelphia

Stoneleigh Board Member and former Fellow Kevin Bethel outlined how he plans to reform the Philadelphia school security force at a Policy Committee meeting hosted…

June 1, 2020

William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Award Rapid Response Research Grants to…

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Naomi Goldstein received a Rapid Response Research Grant from the William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations to provide support in judges’ efforts…

May 30, 2020

Three Key Takeaways: The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pre-Existing Environmental…

Just as our public systems are straining to handle the fallout from the COVID-19 crisis, so too are many of the young people, families, and…

May 18, 2020

Advancing Change, Building Leadership: Reflections on the Emerging Leader Fellowship

Since 2007, Stoneleigh has awarded nearly 40 Emerging Leader Fellowships to early career professionals working to advance systems change in Greater Philadelphia. We asked a…

May 18, 2020

Will the Coronavirus Make Us Rethink Mass Incarceration?

Stoneleigh Fellow Raj Jayadev was featured by The New Yorker as a leader in efforts to responsibly organize mass releases from jails and prisons as…

May 14, 2020

Fellows in Action: Effect of COVID-19 on Environmental Stressors for Youth

Just as many of our public systems strained to handle the fallout from the COVID-19 crisis, so too have many of the young people, families,…

May 12, 2020

Three Key Takeaways: Policy & Practice Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In a remarkably short period of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has required us to change almost everything about how we live and work. It has…

May 7, 2020

The Pandemic’s Impact on Racial Inequity and Violence Can’t Be Ignored

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Ted Corbin’s Healing Hurt People program is featured by The Trace as a hospital-based violence intervention and street outreach program that has…

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