Elijah Lee, a 15-year-old student and community activist, is a national advocate for children. For the past five years, Elijah has organized annual child abuse prevention marches, as well as served as a public speaker on the issues of child abuse, racism, oppression, and trauma-informed care. He has been the keynote speaker for the KIPP National Summit, Indiana NAACP Conference, Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Conference, Virginia School Safety Conference, and other events. His passion for empowering young people led him to become the founder of a nonprofit organization, Hear Our Voices, dedicated to empowering young people with an emphasis on assisting youth in finding their voice and becoming agents of change.
For this work, he was named the 2022 Youth Entrepreneur of the Year by the Metropolitan Business League. Along with serving as the leader and founder of his own non-profit, Hear Our Voices, Elijah also serves as the Co-President of Voters of Tomorrow’s Virginia Chapter, Field Organizer for the Pride Liberation Project, Ambassador for Voices for Virginia’s Children, Political Director for the Virginia Teen Democrats, and more. In each of these positions, Elijah works to find new and innovative ways to empower young people and bring them to the table.
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