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…
On Friday, February 10th, 2018 AHC held its annual volunteer appreciation event at the Central Lions Recreation Centre, hosted by Michelle Luyimbazi & Aminat Tijani. The event brought together over 100 people including: volunteers, community initiative groups, partner agencies, staff, and students gathered in order to recognize and celebrate the enormous contributions that AHC volunteers…
On February 2nd, AHC team member Reham Hamzah visited Mary Butterworth school alongside AHC’s youth facilitators in order to share information about AHC’s programs, services, and activities. See images below.
The participants of AHC’s Youth Ready to Work program received their certificates after participating in Alberta Health Services online food safety course on Saturday, February 4th, 2018. View images of the youth below.
On January 13th, 2018, AHC held its graduation for the Entrepreneurship Training Program. Below are the images from the event.
During this holiday break, the youth at AHC participated in their annual Youth Winter Celebration, facilitated by AHC’s Healthy Children & Youth Program. Over the course of three days, students played board games, partook in a scavenger hunt, went skating and tobogganing, listened to music and danced, and made crafts together. These activities allowed the youth…
The Syrian Team facilitated a tax preparation workshop for the Arabic speaking community at Rahma Mosque last Saturday, January 13th. 35 people attended the workshop to learn the process of completing their taxes in time for the upcoming tax season. View images from the workshop below.
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…