Youth Matter Inc.'s
2015 RED, BLACK & WHITE GALA
was held Saturday, FEBRUARY 14, 2015
Chesapeake Marriott, Chesapeake, VA

Youth Matter Inc reached out and asked men to bring their daughters, mother, sisters, aunts, girlfriend, grandmother, friends or even the first lady of their church and treat her to a special evening with a charitable purpose.

Wilheimina Long, Founder of Youth Matter Inc. said that “during difficult times, people want to find time to enjoy themselves, and they also want to be able to help others in their community. The gala is a way for people to do both and support our programs, and with the economy the way it is, it's needed more than ever.” She also said “the gala is especially important since donations are down because of the struggling economy, and due to the recent media focus on youth violence, raising funds to support much-needed after-school programs is not optional, but mandatory in our communities.”

Youth Matter, Inc. was also hopeful that they could raise funds to support its initiative TROOPS TO YOUTH® as it focus on reducing childhood obesity and developing productive lifestyles for young people, with the aid of military men and women, as well as concerned civilians.

The Keynote Speakers were Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron, along with her husband Nathaniel Jackson.