Over the past year, Marilyn, Catherine, and Nadia have been volunteering their time with several Syrian families aimed at teaching more about the Canadian culture and the use of the English language for daily social activities. In appreciation of the ladies volunteer contributions, members of the Syrian team put together a small Christmas celebration, which was hosted…
Over the past month, guest facilitator Ninfa Castellanos (founder of Making Connections Consulting Inc.) in collaboration with AHC team members Joelle Kacou & Mery Gniazdowsky, have been facilitating an 8-week Networking Empowerment Workshop targeting newcomer women. The aim of the sessions are to teach women life skills such as goal setting and decision making, career…
On December 14, 2017, the Syrian team facilitated a workshop for their clients aimed at showing them the process and documents needed to complete their 2017 tax returns. View images from the workshop below.
On Sunday, December 10th AHC’s newcomer youth went on a field trip to see the famous annual holiday ballet – The Nutcracker. For most of the youth this was their first time to experience seeing a ballet and they enjoyed being able to witness the music, song and dance. The event took place at the…
The holiday season has arrived at AHC! Staff members and volunteers joined together to decorate the office in an array of red, green and gold streamers, bows and Christmas trees. View images of the decorations below!
Since AHC’s inception in 1995, community capacity building has been the heart and main driving force of AHC’s many programs, initiatives, and projects that have taken course of the years. As the organization continues to grow AHC staff gathered for a 2-day Professional Development Workshop, facilitated by Judy and Michael Bopp of Four Worlds Center…
On Tuesday November 28, AHC’s newcomer youth from the “Ready to Work” program attended a One Work Experience Day Program in collaboration with OEM re-manufacturing and Finning enterprises. The day allowed students the opportunity to experience the various roles that take place on the OEM site through rotating groups (including construction, engineering remanufacturing, safety, inspections and more),…
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