On Saturday March, 31st, Mr. Ziad Aboultaif, Canadian (Federal) Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Manning joined the Ready to Work program as a guest speaker to talk about Public Service, the focus of this month. The MP shared his story as an immigrant, and what life steps he took to become the community leader he is today. The…
AHC is hosting an ABC Life Literacy Canada Money Matters workshop this afternoon in collaboration with St. Francis Women’s LINC program. View yesterday’s Global TV interview with our Executive Director, Aftab Khan who does an excellent job describing AHC’s involvement with the community, as well as the importance of financial literacy for newcomers!
On Tuesday, March 13 & Wednesday, March 14th AHC held it’s annual two-day staff retreat at the Edmonton Inn. This event served as a way to bring together the whole AHC team to discuss the events of the year including: program achievements, challenges and goals for the next year. We also had the opportunity to…
On Thursday, March 8th AHC held its semi-annual Job Fair event at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre. Over 250 guests stopped by to visits the booths of the employers and service providers. View images of the event below.
On Thursday, March 8, AHC joined several other service providers and community members to celebrate International Women’s Day at City Hall. The event saw many Edmontonians stop by to learn about various resources and initiatives being offered around the city for women. In addition there were presentations from Mayor Don Iveson, Elder Betty Letendre, Minster…
A Citizenship Preparatory Session was held on January 10, 2018 at AHC. The session was attended by a diverse group of participants eligible for Canadian Citizenship. The session was facilitated by the two Settlement Practitioners, Javaid Hayat and Nebiyluel. The facilitators covered several topics related to Canadian Citizenship ranging from eligibility, language requirements, and citizenship…
On Februrary 28, 2018 AHC joined several other agencies to present resources for the Elves Special Needs Societies Resource Fair. AHC has many family with special needs children and the Elves Society has supported many of them. AHC was able to set up a booth with resources and information pertaining to our many programs, services,…
AHC staff member, Kameran Akrawi, facilitated a workshop pertaining to Syrian families that are trying to bring family members to Canada from Syria and other countries where they’re Refugees. View images below.
On Wednesday, February 14th, Lawyer Janan Jarrah facilitated a legal information session for the Syrian newcomer where she discussed: Law and regulations applied with Family Violence, consequences of divorce, and spousal support regulations Tenants’ rights and responsibilities Business relations and ethics in the professional work field and community services relations highlighting “bordering sexual harassment” Money…