Resources for You

Whether you’re new to Alberta, looking to grow your skills, or seeking information to support your next step, this is your space. Here you’ll find practical tools, articles, and guides designed to help you navigate systems, access opportunities, and feel confident in your decisions.

From downloadable forms and how-to guides to community articles and program handouts, these resources are created with the diverse needs of our clients in mind. Explore what’s here, share it with others, and use it to build your own path toward connection, growth, and success.

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Nutritional Toolkit

The toolkit is a collection of teaching resources to support you in providing nutrition information to newcomer groups or individuals through discussion and interactive activities. It has been designed for audiences with basic English literacy levels and diverse cultural backgrounds.

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Disability Benefits Guide

Many people in Alberta have disabilities and could benefit from receiving extra support with their finances, health care options, employment, educational opportunities, and more. There are many different types of programs and benefits available for people who have disabilities. Some of these supports are available across Canada and others are only available to people in Alberta. This resource will go over some of the most common disability benefits available for children, adults, and all ages. It does not include all possible benefits, and there are many organizations and programs that can provide additional support. We encourage you to review all resources created through the Action for Healthy Communities and Plan Institute partnership.

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Rights for people with disabilities in Canada

Regardless of citizenship status, every person in Canada has their human rights protected by international, federal, and provincial or territorial law. Rights are freedoms that people are given. In Canada, these rights include democratic, equality, and legal rights. Here are some examples of your and your loved one's disability rights.

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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.