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Action for Healthy Communities (AHC) is a non-profit community development organization working in Greater Edmonton. Our programs strengthen the capacity of individuals to organized and create initiatives that contribute to improved community health and well-being. Through community capacity building, leadership training, and mentorship, we promote community inclusion as a strategy for increasing citizenship participation and action. To learn about AHC, visit www.a4hc.ca.

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10 Positions: Community Development PromotersTerms: August 2009 - January 2010 (6-10 hrs/month)Compensation: According to education and experienceClosing
Date: Open until appropriate candidates are selected, 1st interviews Thu Jul 30st Are you passionate about working with others to create a neighbourhood full of positive change for yourself, your family, and community? Do you have skills and experience motivating others in community projects to improve your neighbourhood? Do you have broad, solid connections to one of Alberta Avenue, Norwood, Cromdale, Parkdale, McCauley, Spruce Avenue, Eastwood, Boyle Street, Central McDougall or the Queen Mary Park neighbourhood? Then, your community needs you and AHC can help you learn new ways to build stronger communities, expand your peer network and work better with local new-immigrant/ visible minority communities. As a Community Animator (CA) or Community Development Promoter (CDP) you will help to create a neighbourhood team that will, with the teams of the other 9 CA and CDP, organize the 2010 AHC Voices From Our Neighbourhood Forum. At the forum your team and community leaders will:share with municipal, provincial and federal decision-makers and representatives of community development organizations, the success of their ongoing community building activities within the neighbourhoodsshare a vision of what residents want to do to improve their neighbourhoods over the next 5 yearshelp the team to remain, working for a common goal: building the neighbourhood they want. To Apply - e-mail or submit in person a cover letter and resume in confidence to:Recruitment Committee, AHC, #101, 10554 - 110 Street, Edmontonpreferably by email: actioncf4@shawbiz.ca