On September 27th AHC invites its 2018 Tax Clinic volunteers to its monthly staff potluck and presented them certificates of appreciation. Every year during tax season AHC relies on volunteers for its free community tax clinic which runs between January and April every year and served over 1650 clients this year. If you are interested…
Benaiah says the ECALA funded Entrepreneurial Training Program has been a great experience. Read his testimonial below. “When I attend class, I feel it was designed for me personally. I have learned so much.” As a newcomer from South Sudan 17 years ago, Benaiah felt trapped working many dead ends and tough jobs which left him…
On Saturday, July 21st, the Business Program team held its Graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the program participants who are enrolled in three different initiatives. The event was well organized and attended by people from all walks of life including three MLAs, a city councilor, representative of various organizations, funders, partners and participants from three groups with…
Mohamed made many mistakes when he started his cleaning business 10 years ago. He says he wishes he had the benefit of the Entrepreneur Program that he has just completed two weeks ago. He feels he would have got the information and tools to set up his own business without the missteps and pitfalls as…
On Wednesday June 6, 2018. AHC held its 23rd Annual General Meeting, gathering our Board of Directors, members, staff, volunteers, and clients to review our achievements over the last year. AHC was excited to share its exponential growth in all areas including: expanding into an additional floor at our office location (10578 113 Street), adding…
This week the CRA recognized AHC very positively for our Volunteer Income Tax Program. AHC was one of 530 organizations providing this kind of support in prairies, but the CRA stated that “AHC has made a real difference in the community” with this work. A Special thanks to all of our tax volunteers and tax…
AHC is hosting its 23rd Annual General Meeting on June 6, 2018 from 6-7 pm. RSVP you attendance to: michelle.luyimbazi@a4hc.ca by May 25, 2018. Agenda details are below.
AHC is hosting an ABC Life Literacy Canada Money Matters workshop this afternoon in collaboration with St. Francis Women’s LINC program. View yesterday’s Global TV interview with our Executive Director, Aftab Khan who does an excellent job describing AHC’s involvement with the community, as well as the importance of financial literacy for newcomers!
On Tuesday, March 13 & Wednesday, March 14th AHC held it’s annual two-day staff retreat at the Edmonton Inn. This event served as a way to bring together the whole AHC team to discuss the events of the year including: program achievements, challenges and goals for the next year. We also had the opportunity to…