Projects 

    CCBR typically has 15-20 ongoing projects and has completed over 450 projects since 1982. Each project is guided by our commitment to impacting social change in practical and powerful ways. We conduct research with people not on people, cultivating respect with communities at every step of the process.

    Projects can be searched for using words from the project title or using the service area, theme, or date range for the project. You can also type 'Service Area' or 'Theme' into the search bar to get a list of options in each of these fields.

    Projects

    CCBR 1) worked with staff and volunteers at United Way of Peel Region to identify community impact statements to guide planning and investment, 2) led consultations with community stakeholders to seek feedback, and 3) updated tracking forms and reporting tools. This project was funded by the United Way and Region of Peel.

    CCBR worked with staff to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for ongoing evaluation at these two organizations that offer prevention, education, and support services to people living with HIV and AIDs.

    CUExpo 2011 was a Canadian-led conference designed to showcase the exemplars in community-university partnerships worldwide and to introduce creative ways of strengthening our local communities.

    CCBR provided two evaluation reports on the effectiveness of the High on Life Challenge, a prevention program designed to help youth find healthy alternatives to drugs and alcohol.

    CCBR provided evaluation support for Raising the Bar on Quality, an Affiliated Services for Children & Youth (ASCY) program designed to help child care providers ensure children are receiving high quality early learning and child care services.

    CCBR developed a national outcomes framework with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC). The framework articulated the central goals of the BGCC program model and the theory of change that specifies the links between the model and measurable outcomes. This framework was used to advance the research and evaluation capacity of BGCC and to market the organizational mandate to community partners.

    CCBR conducted a small formative evaluation of recovery-focused crisis planning in the area of mental health and addictions in Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin. The study was intended to better understand crisis planning practices in the region, with a specific focus on a crisis planning tool called the Recovery Support Plan (RSP). The evaluation was funded by Trellis Mental Health and Development Services.

    The purpose of the project was to develop and deliver 14 leadership development events across Ontario. This project involved civic participation of cultural minorities and institutional change by eliminating systemic barriers in the mental health system. This project was funded by Citizenship Immigration Canada.

    CCBR analyzed survey data and prepared 18 regional program profiles and two provincial synthesis reports of access mechanisms and case/service resolution mechanisms in Ontario. This project was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services.

    The purpose of this national research project was to 1) explore how and to what extent established Canadian churches welcome and include recent immigrants in their church-life, and 2) determine the necessary strategies and structures that would better facilitate the active participation of recent immigrants within Canadian churches. This project was funded by World Vision.

    CCBR developed and delivered a half-day logic model building workshop and constructed core evaluation questions regarding service resolution mechanisms in Wellington-Waterloo-Dufferin. This project was funded by Trellis Mental Health and Developmental Services.

    With guidance from the Peel Human Service Justice Coordinating Committee, research was undertaken to examine policies and practices of mental health and other community organizations in the area of risk assessment and management. This research was funded by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Peel Region.