AHC Junior Soccer Team
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.
Happy #Internationalwomensday2019!
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…
AHC’s Artist in Residence: Luciana Erregue-Sacchi
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…
AHC Youth Soccer Game
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!
Canadian Citizenship Application Workshop
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…
Tax Orientation for Newcomers
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)…
Class 7 Driving Class
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…
AHC Indoor Youth Soccer Tournament
On Saturday, December 22, 2018, AHC hosted an indoor Youth Soccer Tournament at Commonwealth Stadium Recreation Centre. We had over than 70 youth participate, represented by 12 teams from different communities. The youth enjoyed playing their favourite sport, shared a snack together, made new friends, and shared their experiences. Additionally, some teachers from different schools joined…
Winter Celebration 2018
On Saturday, December 15, 2018 AHC held its Annual Winter Celebration (Year-end celebration) event. This year the event saw more than 300 guests, including (volunteers, community partners, clients and their families) gather at the St. John’s Cultural Centre to recognize their efforts of our volunteers and community partners throughout the year, while also partaking in…
Women Networking & Building Communication
The AHC Syrian team has been coordinating an Arabic Women Networking & Conversation circle over the last several weeks. On this particular occasion, in addition to networking and sharing their stories, the women also received hand-made quilted blankets from southern Alberta courtesy of Lynn Sutankay and her family. The ladies appreciated the kind gesture of the…