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March 19, 2014
Emerging Leader Fellow Leigh Wilson cited by PHL Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell
Each year, hundreds of African American boys make up a significant portion of the 3,400 children in Philadelphia who will live with their families in…
March 3, 2014
Beyond Raising the Age: Helping young people grow, thrive and become responsible…
A robust and necessary conversation is taking place in New York about raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 years old. New…
February 18, 2014
Since when is it criminal to be a kid?
Imagine yourself as an adolescent. A fellow classmate who has been annoying you the whole year finally goes too far—he talks about your girlfriend. As…
January 29, 2014
Gold nuggets: Communicating the value of data in child advocacy
Today Cindy’s alarm went off at 5am, and it was still dark outside her window. She doesn’t work until 9:00 am but she had to…
December 12, 2013
Moving the Dial: The Pennsylvania Academic and Career/Technical Training Alliance
Stoneleigh Fellow Candace Putter presents the results of her Fellowship project. Candace Putter launched and led the Pennsylvania Academic and Career/Technical Training (PACTT) in collaboration with the Pennsylvania…
November 29, 2013
Working to aid children of jailed parents
Stoneleigh Fellow Kathleen Creamer and her Fellowship are featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer. After a Montgomery County woman landed in jail in April on a…
November 20, 2013
An Exploratory Statewide Analysis of Serious, Violent, and Chronic Offenders among Delinquent…
Emerging Leader Fellow Justine Fowler presented her report on serious, violent, and chronic youth offenders in PA. View the Presentation
November 1, 2013
Summary of PA Juvenile Justice Recidivism Report: Juveniles with Cases Closed 2007,…
Emerging Leader Fellow, Justine Fowler expands on her Fellowship project in the the second recidivism study for the PA Juvenile Court Judges Commission. View the…
September 27, 2013
Philadelphia’s Youth Violence Prevention Strategy
Stoneleigh Fellow Richard Greenwald and the City of Philadelphia present the City’s Youth Violence Prevention Plan (YVPC). Working with a leadership team that includes DHS…
September 12, 2013
Beyond the zero-sum game
In Attorney General Eric Holder’s recent speech to the American Bar Association, he spoke of bipartisan support for sensible sentencing practices and other strategies that…
August 26, 2013
The importance of a positive school climate
We all want schools to have a culture of high achievement. A place where students are challenged; where they have the freedom to think creatively,…
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