AHC Youth Soccer Game
On Monday, May 14, 2018 AHC’s over 15 youth soccer team played a friendly match against the Edmonton Rejects. These games serve as a way to engage the newcomer youth with the other communities. View images from the game below.
Toastmaster Youth Leadership Program
AHC youth who participated in the Toastmaster Youth Leadership program at Jasper Place public library graduated on Wednesday, April 4.The program offered by AHC (Youth Talk Club ) and Toastmasters International. After the eight week toastmaster leadership program, youth were given the tools to: Evaluate their own speaking ability Prepare and give speeches Give impromptu…
Women’s English Conversation Circle Consultation Session
On March 29, 2018 AHC hosted a consultation session for the Women’s English Conversation Circle at the Pakistan Canada Association of Alberta. This consultation session provided women the opportunity to give input and suggestions on the direction of the program, days and times, and the ways in which AHC can best support the differing needs…
Community Analysis Meeting
The meeting with some community members was held on April 12th to listen to their stories, their successes and challenges since their arrival in Canada. This will help us plan the community needs assessment. Topics such as adapting to a new culture and country and connecting with others were discussed.
Public Service Workshop
On Saturday March, 31st, Mr. Ziad Aboultaif, Canadian (Federal) Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Manning joined the Ready to Work program as a guest speaker to talk about Public Service, the focus of this month. The MP shared his story as an immigrant, and what life steps he took to become the community leader he is today. The…
Job Fair March 2018
On Thursday, March 8th AHC held its semi-annual Job Fair event at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre. Over 250 guests stopped by to visits the booths of the employers and service providers. View images of the event below.
International Women’s Day Event
On Thursday, March 8, 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 offered around the city for women. In addition there were presentations from Mayor Don Iveson, Elder Betty Letendre, Minster…
Citizenship Preparatory Session
A Citizenship Preparatory Session was held on January 10, 2018 at AHC. The session was attended by a diverse group of participants eligible for Canadian Citizenship. The session was facilitated by the two Settlement Practitioners, Javaid Hayat and Nebiyluel. The facilitators covered several topics related to Canadian Citizenship ranging from eligibility, language requirements, and citizenship…
Elves Special Needs Society | Abilites Night Resource Fair
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,…
Immigration & Sponsorship Workshop
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.