Chidera Sibeudu

Chidera Sibeudu is a Youth Action Organizer with the Children's Defense Fund-New York, born and raised in Trenton, NJ. Chidera comes with a Bachelors in Community Health Education from Kean University. He is also currently a Site Coordinator at Kipp Schools for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Newark, New Jersey. Chidera loves music, sports, and exercising while having an interest in cooking/ food science. He is also a business owner and operator as a Notary Public in the State of New Jersey. He is a dedicated Youth Advocate with a background in positive youth development, youth leadership, and advocacy for children and families. Chidera's passion is helping youth and their families with supports and guidance to reach their full potential. He envisions youth as the way forward as a society, and equipping our young people to be productive citizens. This is a top priority for him as a youth advocate.

Chidera believes transition age youth are being underserved by the current child welfare system and that radical change is needed. In his Introductory remarks for the briefing for the New York Congressional Delegation in Washington, DC, Chidera stated: “we are working towards providing solutions that involve transition age youth having an input in their growth path, having young people prioritize their own personal health and well-being, and having unwavering access to community-connected support services or resources.” He also called for stakeholders to take “extreme ownership” in all aspects of the system to make the services and supports for transition age youth truly accountable to them, their communities and their families.