Mission

Teen addiction prevention through education, motivation and inspiration  

Vision

Our Vision is to develop strong primary prevention tools to help prevent teen drug addiction.

By attacking the deception we develop and foster a community that will be educated on the issues of why and where addiction begins and what to do to prevent it.

This message will be distributed through the use of the media, the Internet, public speeches and educational material.

Please find a list of Joe’s resources

Sober Pledge  – Grade 9 and up
Sober Pledge Young - Grade 9 and below
Shoeboogieman Flyer
Event Checklist
Evaluation Form
Pop Quiz
The Lies About Getting High
 

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We are grateful to those who have helped us do the work we do.

The following is a list of friends who have given of their time, treasure and talent to help the foundation. 

Scott Paton – http://www.podcasting-unleashed.com/

Scott Barratt – http://www.creativedjservices.com/

Pesi Unwalla – http://www.mediapower.ca/

In 1998 the Roberts family formed a foundation called The Courage to Change Foundation.  Its mandate was to assist in the fight against teen addiction.  Since that time we have come a long way.

Today we are The Shoeboogieman Foundation.  Recently re-named and branded to reflect the young target audience our initial spirit lives on.  Our goal is simple – to educate youth and parents on the dangers of drug abuse.

What has changed for us is a deeper focus on youth prevention. We are now developing programs for parents to help in early detection and intervention.  We are developing unique leadership programs to engage both parents and young people. Using time periods like New Years Eve, March Break and summer holidays, to initiate these programs we feel we can make a marked difference.

Our long term goal is to continue to reach young people in the school system but also reach parents through internet and public speaking venues.  Develop literature for both groups and build strong alliances with other community based organizations with like minded goals.

It is our hope to re-connect families by proactively addressing drug problems before the start.

We are a nonprofit society and are always looking for addition support.  Please contact us today and join the fight.

Joe Roberts
Executive Director

The Shoeboogieman Foundation
847 Poirier Street
Coquitlam BC, V3J 6C2
Office   604-941-7708
joe@shoeboogieman.com