YAAACE

YAAACE The Youth Association for Academics Athletics and Character Education (Y.A.A.A.C.E) is a community organization that seeks to engage our youth.

Founded in 2007, the Youth Association for Academics Athletics and Character Education (Y.A.A.A.C.E) is a community organization that seeks to engage children and youth from all communities – particularly those from poor racialized communities – in year round comprehensive programming and activities such as the following: academics, athletics, recreation, technology and the arts.

🏀 YAAACE SMALL BALL IS BACK! 🏀💜💛Big futures start here! 🌟 Get your kids ready for 9 weeks of Skills • Friends • Fun • Gr...
10/04/2026

🏀 YAAACE SMALL BALL IS BACK! 🏀💜💛

Big futures start here! 🌟 Get your kids ready for 9 weeks of Skills • Friends • Fun • Growth with the YAAACE Small Ball Basketball Program! 🏆

📅 Starts October 10th, 2026
📆 9 Weeks: Oct. 10 – Dec. 5
💰 Fee: $100

⛹🏾‍♂️ Age Groups & Time Slots:
🏀 10 AM: JK – Grade 1
🏀 12 PM: Grade 2 – 4
🏀 2 PM: Grade 5 & 6

📍 45 Norfinch Dr, North York, ON
📞 416-567-7994
📧 [email protected]

Give your child the opportunity to PLAY • LEARN • GROW while building basketball fundamentals, confidence, teamwork, and friendships! 💪🏾🏀

📲 Hit the link in our bio or scan the QR code on the flyer to register!

Flashback Friday📸 16 years ago, Drake visited the YAAACE Summer Institute at C.W. Jefferys. A piece of Toronto youth and...
09/25/2026

Flashback Friday📸 16 years ago, Drake visited the YAAACE Summer Institute at C.W. Jefferys. A piece of Toronto youth and community history. 🍁

09/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who been sharing, liking, commenting and reposting the video! Keep sharing folks 💜💜

09/17/2026

For more than two decades, Devon Jones has worked with young people in Toronto’s Jane and Finch community.

As an educator and founder of 📍 Jane and Finch Y.A.A.A.C.E Social Inclusion, Jones has dedicated his career to supporting youth. Over the years, he has also experienced the devastating impact of gun violence, losing more than 30 former students.

In “Nekai Walks”, Jones reflects on those losses and the work being done in Jane and Finch to support young people and create opportunities for change.

Watch “Nekai Walks”, September 20 on TVO.

TBT 📸 Throwback to July 29, 2010 — 16 years ago, Drake visited the YAAACE Summer Institute at C.W. Jefferys. A piece of ...
09/17/2026

TBT 📸 Throwback to July 29, 2010 — 16 years ago, Drake visited the YAAACE Summer Institute at C.W. Jefferys. A piece of Toronto youth and community history. 🍁

09/15/2026

The Wait Is Over! OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE | LINK IN BIO

Share. Like. Comment. Repost!
VIRAL TIME! LET’S GO 🏀🪣🍗🦴

09/14/2026

“Know me I’m a walking bucket” Parents… Tag your little baller who thinks they’re a walking bucket 😂🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏾‍♂️🪣

Drop a 🏀 in the comments if you feeling the song!!

🚨 NEVER BACK DOWN 🚨 MUSIC VIDEO DROPS ON YOUTUBE TONIGHT @ 7pm EST.

REPOST, SHARE, LIKE AND COMMENT 💜

09/10/2026

Chicken: Gone. Ankles: Gone. 😭🍗🦴 | Music Video OTW

We back at it!Yesterday, we officially kicked off the 19th Annual YAAACE Summer Institute, and the excitement was real f...
07/07/2026

We back at it!

Yesterday, we officially kicked off the 19th Annual YAAACE Summer Institute, and the excitement was real from the moment the doors opened.

Over the next six weeks, our youth will experience so much more than a traditional summer camp. Alongside sports, music, academics, STEM, and unforgettable excursions, they’ll be introduced to the incredible opportunities emerging in Canada’s nuclear energy and critical minerals sectors. These industries are helping shape our country’s future, and we want our young people to see themselves in it.

At YAAACE, we believe exposure creates opportunity. Every lesson, every activity, and every conversation is another chance to help a young person discover what’s possible.

Summer 2026… we’re just getting started.

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Happy Canada Day from YAAACE! Canada’s greatest strength is its people. Today, we celebrate every culture, every communi...
07/01/2026

Happy Canada Day from YAAACE! Canada’s greatest strength is its people. Today, we celebrate every culture, every community, and every young person working to make our country stronger. Happy Canada Day! 💜🇨🇦

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45 Norfinch Drive
North York, ON
M3N1W8

Telephone

4165677994

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