On October 14, 2022, AHC held its annual Diversity Health Fair workshop, emphasizing mental health, presented to the Mill Woods Seniors Association Centre. University of Alberta nursing students facilitated the session for the seniors. Participants engaged in dialogue while learning about how to promote positive mental health; healthy snacks followed the workshop.
On October 24, 2022, AHC celebrated its 7th Annual Celebration of Entrepreneurial Successes at Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre. This annual graduation ceremony honours the dedication and commitment of the entrepreneurs from the Entrepreneurship Supports Program, including newcomers who have made significant investments in leveraging AHC’s resources dedicated to SME support. Each year, AHC’s…
On October 6, 2022, Action for Healthy Communities (AHC) hosted a community forum at Santa Maria Goretti Centre, where community members and leaders gathered together and had a chance to network and learn from each other. The day’s theme was “Building Inclusive Communities: A Common Vision.” The event aimed to amplify the voices of the…
The Afghan Outreach, under the leadership of the Settlement Program, organized a 2nd welcome event for Afghan Newcomers from 12 noon to 2:30 pm on Saturday, June 25, 2022. 18 Newcomer families were welcomed at the event, attended the orientation session outlining the services that Action for Healthy Communities provided, and interacted with the AHC staff…
AHC’s Settlement Program organized a series of parenting workshops in June. The first workshop held on June 1st was facilitated by a guest speaker Miriam Sekandi, who led a discussion on maintaining a positive child-parent relationship, improving learning through play, listening and responding to children, reducing family conflict, balancing work and family, and helping your children succeed…
After two consecutive years of virtual AGM’s, AHC held its 27th Annual General Meeting in a hybrid format on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The event saw more than 70 participants both in-person and virtual gather to learn about the highlights of the year, the financials’, 2022 Board slate and more. As part of this event,…
On Saturday, Apr 23, 2022, Action for Healthy Communities was represented at the Taste of Ramadan, An event organized by Al-Rashid mosque at Churchill Square and open to the public. The AHC booth was richly showcased with information from all programs and highlighted the work that the organization does, and the various populations it target.…
Anane Dabala is a member of AHC’s employment team and the designated training liaison between AHC and CLAC Training. In her role, she has seen the impact certifications, often referred to as safety tickets, have had on clients’ the employment team serves. Access to this training at AHC is made possible via a generous grant…
On Sunday March 27 2022, Action for Healthy Communities was honored to enter into a partnership with Penny Appeal Canada that saw the latter, in collaboration with the Muslim Association of St. Albert (MASA), provide Ramadan food hampers of essential edibles to needy and deserving low income families, at the heels of the Muslim fasting…
