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Rural Small Centres Program

Every year, Canada welcomes more than 250,000 new arrivals from all over the world. Approximately 45,000 of these new immigrants come to Alberta each year, and while most will choose to live in our province's largest cities (Edmonton and Calgary), many more also choose to live in smaller communities.

In our Rural Small Centres program, we offer settlement services and supports for children, youth, and adults who live in smaller communities throughout Central and Eastern Rural Alberta. We have school-based programming, adult programs, and offer services to support newcomers settling into these communities– and communities adapting to newcomers’ needs.

We work closely with our team members at the Edmonton office.

Every year, Canada welcomes more than 250,000 new arrivals from all over the world. Approximately 45,000 of these new immigrants come to Alberta each year, and while most will choose to live in our province's largest cities (Edmonton and Calgary), many more also choose to live in smaller communities.

In our Rural Small Centres program, we offer settlement services and supports for children, youth, and adults who live in smaller communities throughout Central and Eastern Rural Alberta. We have school-based programming, adult programs, and offer services to support newcomers settling into these communities– and communities adapting to newcomers’ needs.

We work closely with our team members at the Edmonton office.

Every year, Canada welcomes more than 250,000 new arrivals from all over the world. Approximately 45,000 of these new immigrants come to Alberta each year, and while most will choose to live in our province's largest cities (Edmonton and Calgary), many more also choose to live in smaller communities.

In our Rural Small Centres program, we offer settlement services and supports for children, youth, and adults who live in smaller communities throughout Central and Eastern Rural Alberta. We have school-based programming, adult programs, and offer services to support newcomers settling into these communities– and communities adapting to newcomers’ needs.

We work closely with our team members at the Edmonton office.

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Rural Small Centres

Information for Clients

If you are new to Canada, and you live in a small community outside of Edmonton, please click here to learn about how we can help and how to make an appointment.

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) is a program which supports immigrant and refugee children enrolled in K-12 schools, as well as their families and school teams. We can provide translation, interpretation, individual support, and group programs. Click to learn about how to access our programs.

Adult Settlement

In our three regions, we can help adult newcomers needing support with any type of Canadian system or service: needing support with accessing housing, healthcare, legal supports, and more.

Rural Small Centres

Information for Clients

If you are new to Canada, and you live in a small community outside of Edmonton, please click here to learn about how we can help and how to make an appointment.

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) is a program which supports immigrant and refugee children enrolled in K-12 schools, as well as their families and school teams. We can provide translation, interpretation, individual support, and group programs. Click to learn about how to access our programs.

Adult Settlement

In our three regions, we can help adult newcomers needing support with any type of Canadian system or service: needing support with accessing housing, healthcare, legal supports, and more.

Anti-Racism

We offer free, customizable workshops for cultural competency and anti-racism. This is available to any organization, including FCSS, schools, libraries, municipalities, or any one else hoping to serve diverse communities more effectively.

Children and Youth

Beyond SWIS, we offer activities and programs for immigrant and refugee children and youth, including summer camps, sports and recreation activities, and homework help.

Employment Services

Outside of Edmonton, we have limited capacity to support newcomers looking for work. We support newcomers in understanding Canadian employment and referring them to appropriate local resources.

Mental Health

We are able to support two kinds of mental health referral: into our Edmonton office and its services, and with referrals into local or provincial-level services.

Anti-Racism

We offer free, customizable workshops for cultural competency and anti-racism. This is available to any organization, including FCSS, schools, libraries, municipalities, or any one else hoping to serve diverse communities more effectively.

Children and Youth

Beyond SWIS, we offer activities and programs for immigrant and refugee children and youth, including summer camps, sports and recreation activities, and homework help.

Employment Services

Outside of Edmonton, we have limited capacity to support newcomers looking for work. We support newcomers in understanding Canadian employment and referring them to appropriate local resources.

Mental Health

We are able to support two kinds of mental health referral: into our Edmonton office and its services, and with referrals into local or provincial-level services.

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Anti-Racism
Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)

Our Service Locations

Camrose 

Address: 4821 51 St.Camrose, AB T4V 1R9

Email: camrose@a4hc.ca

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Cold Lake & Bonnyville

Address: Community Futures Lakeland
5010 50 Ave, Bonnyville, AB T9N 2J4

Email: coldlake@a4hc.ca

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Leduc Beaumont

Address: Suite 100, 4810 50th Avenue
Leduc, AB T9E 6X9

Email: leduc@a4hc.ca

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Camrose 

Address: 4821 51 St.Camrose, AB T4V 1R9

Email: camrose@a4hc.ca

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Cold Lake & Bonnyville

Address: Community Futures Lakeland
5010 50 Ave, Bonnyville, AB T9N 2J4

Email: coldlake@a4hc.ca

Social Media:

Leduc Beaumont

Address: Suite 100, 4810 50th Avenue
Leduc, AB T9E 6X9

Email: leduc@a4hc.ca

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Testimonials


My little girl loves dance and music and performing arts. She was overjoyed when she got a chance to learn ballet last summer during the weeklong training. It was amazing seeing her and other little ones get a shot at ballet and experiencing a dance studio. As children, they got something to TELL about during their Show and Tell sessions at school. As a newcomer, it’s those opportunities don’t happen every day.

Catherine Namuddu, Leduc

My favourite time each month is when SWIS comes to my school! We play games, do activities, and we learned how to make ice cream from a bag! I love when we get to do SWIS. It makes school fun.

Student

EICS School Division, age 9

Our family would like to sincerely thank AHC for all that they have done for us. We are new to Canada, and AHC has been even more caring than a family to us, helping with physical, emotional, and psychological support. When we came to Canada we were confronted by the cold winter, and AHC showed us how to protect ourselves from the cold and brought us all that we needed to keep warm. All of us truly loved that. With their help, we are finding our place in Alberta society, Canadian society. We are getting there, little by little, we are moving forward.

The Bakajika Family

Leduc

I just wanted to send you a HUGE thank you for all of your help. Mom has let us know that he has been approved for his citizenship which is amazing news. I cannot believe how quickly it happened. We are very much appreciative of all your support and guidance.

Education Partner

Lakeland


My little girl loves dance and music and performing arts. She was overjoyed when she got a chance to learn ballet last summer during the weeklong training. It was amazing seeing her and other little ones get a shot at ballet and experiencing a dance studio. As children, they got something to TELL about during their Show and Tell sessions at school. As a newcomer, it’s those opportunities don’t happen every day.

Catherine Namuddu, Leduc

I just wanted to send you a HUGE thank you for all of your help. Mom has let us know that he has been approved for his citizenship which is amazing news. I cannot believe how quickly it happened. We are very much appreciative of all your support and guidance.

Education Partner

Lakeland

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Land Acknowledgment

As an organization working towards improving peoples’ well being, we acknowledge our presence on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, Ojibway, Anishinaabe, Nakota Sioux, and Inuit, as our responsibility to extend support for healing to our Indigenous Community members during this difficult times. 
We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries and whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.

As an organization, we commit ourselves to continue to acknowledge, learn, understand, and create opportunities to educate our staff, volunteers, and community members about the lived experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis, walking the path of reconciliation.

Action for Healthy Communities Society of Alberta (AHC's) Diversity and Inclusion Statement

AHC is a proud proponent of diversity in the workforce, and we support an inclusive workplace that values the diversity of ideas.

AHC fosters diversity and inclusion at all levels of our organization. It is among the cornerstones of our core values of inclusion, collaboration, participation, personal development, innovation and excellence. We understand that equity deserving individuals and communities possess huge potential for growth and development but facing myriad of challenges which can be addressed through their capacity building by hiring and retaining individuals with an array of competencies, talents, experiences, and ideas to propel the innovation that drives our success. 
A diverse workforce and inclusive culture help us strengthen performance and inspire creative solutions. We believe the attention given to diversity and inclusion makes us more responsive, agile, trustworthy and innovative.

AHC's diversity and inclusion policies aim to foster an inclusive space that encourages more meaningful engagement among all program participants, employees, volunteers and other stakeholders to strengthen our performance.
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