Projects 

    CCBR typically has 15-20 ongoing projects and has completed over 500 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

    This project’s purpose was to develop a detailed evaluation workplan and toolkit according to Health Canada guidelines for the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) in Waterloo Region and to train staff to implement the evaluation.

    This project involved the development of a logic model for the work of Ontario Sexual Assault Treatment Centres.

    CCBR gathered and synthesized local information to develop evaluation plans for Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) sites in Timiskaming, Timmins, and Kapuskasing and provided evaluation training for staff. This work was funded by Timiskaming, North Cochrane, and South Cochrane Brighter Futures.

    CCBR performed data entry and analysis of a national research project on service integration. This project was funded by Social Development Partnerships Program, HRDC via Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs.

    The purpose of this project was to identify key governmental/nongovernmental individuals and initiatives working on access to professions and trades issues and their mandates, roles, challenges, and opportunities. This project was funded by the Policy Roundtable Mobilizing Professions and Trades (PROMPT).

    This project was a needs assessment and planning study for the improvement of supports to young children who have been victims of sexual assault.

    This study obtained more detailed information on various lifestyle behaviours and attitudes that may impact health from low-income and isolated families with children aged 0-6 years and identified the barriers experienced by them in supporting healthy child development.

    CCBR prepared a literature review, evaluation plan, and measurement tools for this restorative justice pilot project. The evaluation was funded by the
    Youth Justice Renewal Initiative: Federal Department of Justice.

    This project was an evaluation of the Ready…Get Set…Volunteer! Program, a multi-agency program supporting volunteering among people with disabilities in Waterloo Region. The evaluation was funded by the Volunteer Action Centre of KW & Area.

    This action research project aimed at understanding and addressing inter-group youth conflict in West Toronto and then to develop an action plan. The study was funded by Somali Canadian Association of Etobicoke with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.

    The purpose of this project was to raise awareness and mobilize citizens of Waterloo, London, and Brantford about the need to better utilize the skills held by local foreign-trained people as a means of strengthening their community. The project was funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

    This applied research projected was intended to develop a protocol for analysis and interpretation of data from the CSI. The work was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Community & Family and Children’s Services.