A special thanks to PC Children’s Charity who has supported AHC’s HACK program with funding for its snack program and culinary arts. Staff have been actively engaged with the children in cooking, assisting the children in the cutting of vegetable and fruits, baking and even some cooking on the stove! View images of the children…
On Friday, March 8, 2019, AHC participated in City of Edmonton and Women’s Initiative Edmonton to celebrate International Women’s Day at City Hall. 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…
On Friday, March 1st, Samya Hasan, Executive Director of the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) led a presentation about their Intercultural Collaborative project to foster anti-racism and anti-discrimination in communities around Toronto. AHC alongside several other local community-serving agencies were able to engage in a discussion with Samya in order to learn more about…
On Saturday, March 2nd, AHC’s under 15 soccer team participated in a friendly soccer soccer game with other newcomer communities at Commonwealth Stadium. The youth had a fun time, in safe environment, and made new friends.
Action for Healthy Communities is pleased to be part of the #internationalwomensday movement around the globe. AHC has a number of programs and initiatives soley focused on the development of women. Listed below are some of the ways in which AHC is working to promote this year’s theme #balanceforbetter. Networking and Empowerment for Women AHC…
Luciana was selected the 2019 Artist in Residence through a partnership between AHC and the Edmonton Arts Council. Luciana is a Canadian-Argentinian multilingual poet (Spanish-English-Italian), art historian (MA 2016, University of Alberta), and educator. She will be with us as an Artist in Residence until October 1st, 2019. Luciana is joining our team to support…
On Saturday, February 16, AHC’s Youth Soccer team had a friendly soccer game with the Ethiopian community soccer team at Commonwealth Stadium. The youth had the opportunity to meet new friends and have a fun time. For more information on AHC’s Youth Soccer Club or other Youth Club Activities click here!
On January 18th, an orientation for the Canadian Citizen Application workshop was held at AHC, to inform our served families of the documents required and the regulations before starting the application. A large number of attendance was observed with a high number who will require our assistance in filing for their citizenship. AHC will officially…
On February 1, 2019, AHC held a successful and informative Tax orientation session for newcomers and refugees. The session highlighted the importance of filing income taxes on time and the various family benefits aviailable. AHC’s free Community Tax Clinic will open in March 2019. Tax clinic appointments can be booked by calling our office: (780)…
Our Arabic speaking women group met on January 26th & 27th, at C5 hub, in order to learn how to obtain a class 7 license. On our regular meetings with the Arabic speaking women group, they discussed some ideas to help them progress and achieve empowerment tools. This workshop series of 8 classes was one…