OUR FOUNDATION IS CHANGING ITS LOGO!!! Our foundation has decided to ask the youth of Fort McMurray to create a new logo for us. Youth ages 12-18 are welcome to participate. Come up with a creative design for our foundation and you could win an new IPAD, PLAYSTATION 3 or VISA Gift Cards. Contest ends [...]

Parents and youth are invited to our Open House on March 29th and 30th 6pm-8pm at the YMCA. All programs are FREE of charge and registration forms will be available. Beginning in April we will be offering a variety of programs for youth 12-18 such as an Open Recreation League, a Performing Arts Program that includes [...]

I moved here with my family when I was 14, my teenage years were spent right here and I know first hand that FORT MAC YOUTH ARE AWESOME!  With recent news stories surrounding youth who have made poor life choices I thought it would be a good idea to highlight youth who are making positive [...]

It is time for another great JSYF online contest!  I’m sure you all heard and perhaps took part in the whole extreme planking era, well it is time for a new era to begin…planking is so yesterday!  Extreme iPoding is now on the front lines!  What is it?  Dancing in public with an iPod!  You [...]

This year Santa left us a huge dose of Christmas spirit and we are passing this on to all of you!  After all it is better to give than to receive!  As we speak our 12 days of Christmas Facebook Giveaways has begun and it has been so fun!  Day #1 winner Andrew Webster answered [...]

It’s almost Christmas and we have an exciting week of activities planned!  Skating, Gingerbread house contests and an ugly sweater party to name a couple!  You are going to want to get in on this because we will have some great prizes to be won –  like an iPad 2 just saying Not to mention [...]

October 27th was a day to be remembered this year!  With Simon Jackson delivering an inspiring message that encouraged the youth to make a difference no matter what their age to start the day and engaging workshops to follow including Sliced, where the youth created a healthy meal and then were judged by real chefs, [...]

Check out our new and improved website!  We changed the whole look and hopefully we have made it easier for you to navigate and find what you’re looking for.  You can now download registration forms and information directly from the website clear and easy, check out our calendar for upcoming events and click the links [...]

The Justin Slade Youth Foundation will be hosting an Open Mic night on July 2nd, 2010 at the Bandstand in Borealis Park from 6-10pm. We are looking for performers, whether your in a Band, group or performing as a soloist. Come showcase your talent and compete for gifts and prizes. To register or for more [...]