15th Year Celebration was held at Bridges located at

 477 North 5th Street.

The Celebration Program Host was Terrance Bates of

ABC Eyewitness News 24/CW 30.

Terrance Bates, UYI Co-Founder Dr. Larry Lloyd, UYI Co-Founder Howard Eddings, UYI Executive Director Cheryl Beard, and Past UYI Executive Director Rudy Howard

City of Memphis Council Chairman Harold B. Collins, Former NBA basketball player Elliot Perry, and Operation Hope Mentor Gene Fentress

Thank You to the following Sponsors:

MILLENNIUM SPONSOR

Memphis Leadership Foundation

CENTURY SPONSORS

 Hope Christian Community Foundation

Kingdom Life Church

Ms. Cheryl J. Beard

STREETS Ministries

Urban Youth Worker Institute

GENERATION SPONSORS

Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church

Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Dr. Jennifer Lind

Mt. Vernon Baptist Church

Olivet Fellowship Church

Youth Villages - ANAYA Partnership

LeMoyne-Owen College CDC

Covenant Baptist Church