About Sadé Daniels
Sadé Daniels is an award-winning spoken word artist, highly sought and gifted public speaker, and has amassed close to two decades of experience championing child welfare reform. Sadé has led groundbreaking social research on congregate care and its impact on foster and probation youth, expertly designed curriculum for child welfare professionals on best practices for empowerment-centered engagement and support, while being a dedicated practitioner and ‘Rhythmic Storytelling’ for transition-age youth & families within the foster care and probation system.
Sadé Daniels is a writer, activist, and former foster youth who turned her trials into triumph. Raised in group homes, she found strength in storytelling and went on to shape major foster care legislation and reforms in California. Her advocacy work includes developing trainings for social workers, leading equity-centered initiatives for foster youth, and uplifting Black, immigrant, and LGBTQIA+ voices in child welfare.
Her work has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Essence Magazine, and the Wee Pals Comic Strip. At just 18, she was inducted into the Alameda County Hall of Fame and has since received awards including the Youth Law Center’s Unsung Hero Award and the BMe Vanguard Award.
Master of Social Welfare Graduation - University of California, Berkeley, 2017
A proud HBCU graduate and holder of a Master’s in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley, Sadé is the founder of Sankofa Knowledge Exchange—an initiative that empowers Black foster youth through education, wellness, and advocacy.
She’ll be releasing her first novel, The Magical Adventures of Tragically Ordinary Orphans in early 2025 and is currently publishing weekly chapters to a coming of age story on Facebook.
Why Work With Sadè?
Sadè brings over two decades of experience in social work, youth empowerment, and racial equity.
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Youth Law Center Unsung Hero Awardee, 2016
Wee Pals Comic, Community Leader Feature, 2013
California Youth Connection - Empower Newsletter, 2006
San Francisco Chronicles