On Friday, February 28th, AHC staff including Executive Director, Aftab Khan met with the Mayor of Camrose, Norm Mayer at Camrose City Hall. The team had a productive meeting where they discussed future services AHC is planning, to assist Camrose immigrants and newcomers.
On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, AHC held its annual volunteer appreciation event at the AHC main office (downtown). This event was co-hosted by Michelle Luyimbazi (volunteer coordinator) and Rola Chehayeb (community development lead). The event brought together over 80 people including volunteers, community partner agencies, staff, and performers, who gathered in order to recognize and…
AHC’s English Conversation Program – Learning English for Daily Living (LED), held a special year-end potluck/wrap up event for participants across its 6 locations. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate the festive season, practice their English conversational skills, and enjoy a variety of multicultural dishes. View images from the event below!
To celebrate the achievements our participants have accomplished in 2019 and look forward to the future, the Adult Literacy and Skills Development Program at AHC held our annual “Celebration of learning” on Dec. 12, 2019. Over 100 participants including teachers, students and their families, performers and volunteers attended this event. Mr. Aftab Khan, AHC’s Executive…
On Saturday, December 14th from 1-4 pm, AHC hosted our annual year-end celebration, themed “Communities in Action”. This year’s event was sponsored by the City of Edmonton and held in collaboration with the YEG Ambassadors. The event was a great success with approx 500 participants including staff, volunteers, participants and guest performers. The fun-filled afternoon…
To help our communities get ready for AI, on Saturday, November 23, 2019, AHC held a community leadership training workshop on “The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on our Life”. The purpose of this leadership training workshop is to educate our community leaders as pioneers to recognize, acknowledge, and fully embrace how AI can transform the…
On October 19, 2019, AHC held a “Mental Health Fair”. At the same time, we did our third leadership training workshop on “Mental Health Matters in the Future”. The purpose of the “Mental Health Fair” was to create an opportunity for community members to raise awareness of mental health and healthcare resources and destigmatize mental…
On October 25, 2019, AHC hosted a youth Club parents’ night which took place on Oct 25th. Parents and AHC staff shared a lot of information about AHC programs, the benefits of youth participation in various AHC afterschool programs, as well as the importance of parents’ role in youth encouragement and motivation.
On Wednesday, November 6th, senior participants from the Learning English For Daily Life (LED) program at Mill woods seniors association participated in an injury prevention workshop facilitated by Billy Smale from Alberta Health Services. Billy demonstrated safe exercise and lifting practices, safety tips for winter weather and more! Participants enjoyed some light refreshments and fun…
AHC team members participated in some office fun this Halloween through fun costumes and treats! view images of the team below.