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.

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    Projects

    9323_ Evaluation of KW Friendship Group for Seniors

    This project involved an evaluation of a friendly visiting program for seniors in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

    9324_ Navigating the Waters

    This project involved data entry and analysis for an employment support program for people with disabilities offered in 22 sites across Canada.

    9325_ Partners in Quality
    This project involved a national survey of 800 child care workers across Canada to understand their concerns and opinions about quality in child care. The study was funded by the Canadian Child Care Federation.
    9326_ Community Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS)

    This three-month project reviewed and compared the structure and delivery of services within the congregate dining and friendly visiting programs run out of three branches of Community Home Assistance for Seniors (CHATS).

    9327_ Support Clusters for Older Adults
    This was a community-based project to document, evaluate, and disseminate the results of a demonstration project that forms support clusters around vulnerable adults who are socially isolated and in a situation of risk. The project was a collaborative effort with RAISE Home Support for the Elderly, and the Support Clusters Network of Ontario. The work was funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation.
    9328_ Violence Against Women with Developmental Challenges: Prevention and Education

    This project involved the development of training resources and an interactive drama presentation relevant to the self-identified needs of women with developmental disabilities. The Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation funded the first phase and Canadian Women's Foundation funded the second phase.

    9329_ National Family Day Care Training Project

    CCBR participated in a national study about the training needs of people who provide child day care in their own homes. This work was funded by Human Resources Development Canada and the Canadian Child Care Federation.

    9331_ Community Project for Healthy Childhood Development
    CCBR designed an action-oriented evaluation to demonstrate a community-driven approach for supporting the healthy development of children in the Church/Dundas/Jarvis neighbourhood of Toronto. The evaluation was funded by the School of Early Childhood Development, Ryerson Polytechnic University.
    9332_ Evaluation of CAPC Timiskaming

    This project was an evaluation of Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) programs designed to support at-risk families in Timiskaming. There was also a two-year follow-up report tracking the impact of the program. The evaluation as funded by Timiskaming Brighter Futures.

    9333_ Alzheimer's Society of Niagara Region

    CCBR supported internal evaluators of the Alzheimer’s Society of Niagara Region to design and carry out an evaluation of the training program for volunteer home visitors.

    9334_ Dignity and Opportunity: Assessing the Economic Contribution of Foreign Trained Newcomers

    This research project involved designing a framework to compare the economic benefits of successfully using skills of foreign-trained newcomers in the Ontario labour force with the loss if such skills are not used. Skills for Change was a partner for this project. The Atkinson Foundation and Department of Canadian Heritage were funders.

    9335_ Evaluation of the Kitchener-Waterloo Habilitation Services

    CCBR contributed to a participatory action evaluation of the agency providing vocational and housing services to adults with developmental disabilities in Waterloo Region.