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 evaluated a province-wide initiative that aims to prevent strokes through health promotion. The evaluation was funded by Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse.
CCBR provided support and oversight to the lead consultant on an evaluation of the NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court. This evaluation was funded by the World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy.
CCBR made recommendations to ensure that family support and conditions that contribute to healthy child development are integrated into the Region of Waterloo’s Growth Management Strategy and Ontario's Best Start framework.
CCBR conducted a feasibility study for a consumer run housing cooperative in Hamilton. This study was funded by the Supported Housing Coordination Network, represented by the Mental Health Rights Coalition.
CCBR analyzed program evaluation data for Catholic Family Services of Peel Dufferin.
CCBR supported a provincial research study about understanding the lived reality of disengagement from school. This study was funded by the Hospital for Sick Children.
This project's purpose was to consult with regional service providers of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres in Ontario to determine priorities for outcome evaluation, to review current tracking data, and to develop a plan for future evaluation.
CCBR advised on tools and methods for evaluating the outcomes of HIV education programming targeting high schools, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Youth Group, and ethnocultural communities in Kitchener-Waterloo. This evaluation was funded by AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo & Area (ACCKWA).
This community development project developed the necessary infrastructure to launch an Immigrant Employment Council in Waterloo Region. The project was funded by KW Community Foundation (Jim & Susan Hallman Fund, TD Canada Trust Mery Lahn Community Development Fund), McDonald Green, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Communitech, Canada’s Technology Triangle, Inc, Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, and CCBR.
CCBR gathered and analyzed data on the types of immigrant skills available in Hamilton, the need for these skills in the economy, the extent to which immigrant skills are currently being utilized, and what is needed to facilitate immigrant employment in the Hamilton community. This study was funded by the Hamilton Training and Advisory Board.