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May 23, 2024

Shane Pryor escaped custody, prompting a ‘manhunt’. But he was just a…

Stoneleigh Fellow Jennifer Merrigan published an op-ed for The Philadelphia Inquirer discussing Shane Pryor’s story and how the legal system can punish those who are…

May 23, 2024

Better Gun Violence Reporting: A Toolkit for Minimizing Harm

Stoneleigh Foundation, FrameWorks Institute, Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard, and her colleagues at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting have published a new toolkit for…

May 17, 2024

Drexel faculty and J&J executives co-host health equity event

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Naomi Goldstein spoke about her efforts as the director of the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab at Drexel University to support…

May 14, 2024

Could a Holistic Approach to Gun Violence Reporting Help Victims?

Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard was featured by The Trace for her research on media coverage of gun violence. In the fall of 2022, when I…

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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.

Advancing The Field

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.