The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the impacts of the Lunch & Learn smoking cessation program, share the findings with the Bruce Grey community, and make recommendations for future directions of the program. The evaluation was funded by Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services.

This project’s purpose was to conduct a process and impact evaluation of a program providing French language mental health services to the Francophone population of Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN). The evaluation was funded by Trellis Mental Health and Development Services.

CCBR was contracted to conduct a process and outcome evaluation of three independent facilitation sites that support people with disabilities and their families. The sites that were evaluated were Facile, Perth County, PLAN Toronto, and Facile, Waterloo.

CCBR supported Community Living St. Mary's and Area to complete its Ontario Trillium Foundation grant report for a program called Facile: Independent Facilitation Perth County. Expected results of the grant were to 1) build capacity of the disability leaders learning group and 2) develop new partnerships, collaborations, and networks for family-to-family learning groups.

This project was a developmental evaluation of an arts-based intervention led by Aiding Dramatic Change, which facilitated cross-generational dialogue and relationship-building among adults and youth in newcomer communities in Niagara Region. The evaluation was funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation.

CCBR worked with UW D.I.R.E.C.T.I.O.N.S, a post-secondary information and career readiness conference for Indigenous Youth across Ontario sponsored by St. Paul’s University College. CCBR’s mandate was to: strengthen conference tracking, engage Indigenous youth who participate in the conference, and evaluate its effectiveness.

CCBR evaluated the Job Search Workshop Program (JSW), designed to ensure that “newcomers have the knowledge and skills to better understand the strategies, business perspective, and next steps of their job search process”, for its curriculum’s implementation and outcomes. The evaluation was funded by COSTI Immigrant Services.

CCBR conduced an evaluation of the Hate Crime Prevention Project, a new initiative launched by the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre (KWMC). The purpose of the evaluation was to identify project implementation strengths and challenges, measure outcomes, and provide a summary of lessons learned. Main methods included document review, participant observation, analysis of evaluation forms, and an online survey.

CCBR provided a quantitative and qualitative review of the scope of predatory lending practices in London and Middlesex County. The study provided information about payday lenders and payday borrowers, education about payday loans, and future implications using a variety of research methods. The study was funded by United Way of London & Middlesex.

This project's purpose was to understand and clarify the Ottawa Heart Model and the Lunch and Learn program of smoking cessation that was developed amongst a range of partners within Grey and Bruce and to build an evaluation framework for each program. This project was funded by Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services.

CCBR conducted an evaluation of the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Settlement Interpreter Curriculum Project run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre (KWMC) and partners. The main objectives were to 1) assess the impact of workshops on interpreters, 2) assess user-friendliness for instructors, and 3) evaluate project management.

CCBR conducted an online survey to see the extent to which Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network (WRIEN) had influenced the hiring practices of employers in the region. The survey also sought information about future needs of employers and the role of WRIEN, noting the integration of WRIEN into immigrant partnership projects.