Piedmont Behavioural Health implemented year one of a Cultural Competence initiative. WLT Consulting conducted an evaluation and requested help with analyzing qualitative data from an employee survey. CCBR analyzed the data and provided a brief report on common themes regarding the impact of the initiative on employees’ understanding and practice of cultural competence in their work.

CCBR worked with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada to develop their national research agenda.

CCBR organized and facilitated a Somali Muslim Hate Crime Summit that raised the level of awareness about hate crimes and their victims, and that built multi-stakeholder strategies to prevent future incidents. This summit was carried out in partnership with the Somali Canadian Association of Etobicoke.

The North and East GTA Stroke Unit at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre conducted a survey of their regional partners to assess the attainment of provincial standards in stroke and dementia care. CCBR analyzed this data and created a report for their stakeholders.

CCBR conducted an evaluation designed to determine how satisfied stakeholders were with the process and end result of Waterloo Region Vital Signs as a community-building tool. It made suggestions to improve future rounds of Vital Signs - an annual community check-up intended to measure the vitality, identify significant trends, and assign grades in 11 key areas critical to quality of life in Waterloo Region. The evaluation was funded by Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation.

CCBR conducted evaluability assessments and provided evaluation framework support for mental health justice diversion programs in Waterloo and Peel Regions. This included system mapping, logic model building, and recommendations for future evaluation. These studies were funded by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)s of Grand River and Peel.

CCBR conducted an evaluation of recovery-focused case-management services in Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin for the Guelph Community Mental Health Clinic. Findings demonstrated the impact of recovery-focused personal planning on a range of outcomes including empowerment, mental health recovery, and interdependence. This evaluation was funded by Trellis Mental Health and Developmental Services.

CCBR worked with United Way London & Middlesex to create an organizational culture that emphasizes achievement of outcomes. Tasks included running workshops for funded agencies, consulting with funded agencies individually, and helping United Way staff develop their own outcome evaluation frameworks.

In this SSHRC-funded project, CCBR worked with Tikanagan Child and Family Services to build internal research capacity and develop a long-term research agenda.

CCBR explored volunteer experiences of diverse ethno-cultural youth in Waterloo Region, the perceptions, and values that they and their communities have about volunteerism and strategies on how to strengthen their engagement. In year two, the new strategies to strengthen ethno-culturally diverse youth volunteerism and the effectiveness of the community conference to raise awareness about the topic were evaluated.

CCBR provided a review of community needs, promising practices, and partnership opportunities in after-school programming towards the establishment of a sustainable model for after school programs for disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Waterloo Region. This review was funded by House of Friendship.

CCBR developed a revised community engagement framework and measurement plans for the United Way of Kitchener-Waterloo & Area.