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

    The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the implementation and outcomes of the Common Thread Initiative, a team-based, problem solving approach to making evidence-based decisions that best support persons with a dual diagnosis and challenging behaviours in a residential program in Central West Ontario. The evaluation was funded by the Central West Community Network of Specialized Care.

    The purpose of this evaluation was to develop an evaluation framework and to support its implementation for the Supported Independent Living (SIL) program. The Bob Rumball Associations for the Deaf (BRAD) funded this project.

    This project involved conducting an evaluation to determine what types of investments, resources, and supports contribute to the strongest outcomes within Food Banks Canada’s new multi-faceted capacity-building initiative designed to increase food donations from retailers.

    CCBR conducted an evaluation for the Transition Series event designed to understand the strengths and challenges of this event and the impact on participants. This work was funded by the Central Region Community Network of Specialized Care.

    The purpose of this project was to develop a mixed-method evaluation framework to evaluate a forum theatre presentation acted by young professional actors. The theatre deals with issues around healthy sexual relationships among high school students. The evaluation was funded by Sheatre. 

    The purpose of the Bridging the Gap project was to reduce the systemic gender-based barriers that women face in business and to ensure equal opportunities for economic prosperity. This project was funded by Women’s Multicultural Resource and Counseling Centre of Durham (WMRCC).

    The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the internship program for new Canadians in collaboration with the Waterloo Region Local Immigration Partnership and Conestoga College. The evaluation was funded by Region of Waterloo.

    CCBR was an Evaluation Specialist for OBI’s Evaluation Support Program created to build a culture of evaluative thinking that strives to produce continual evidence-based improvements among participating community organizations. CCBR’s evaluation activities included the facilitation of three workshops and evaluation planning/support for the Alzheimer Society of Ontario.

    This evaluation was intended to inform and equip The Salvation Army to evaluate the value of including a chaplain within GTA courts. Evaluation activities included facilitating a logic model workshop with chaplains, designing the logic model, and creating evaluation tools.

    The Young Women and Cyber Violence Project was a 24-month evaluation project implemented by three frontline agencies to engage girls and young women aged 14–24 of diverse racial and ethno-cultural backgrounds across the City of Toronto to identify and address cyber-violence experienced by their peers. This evaluation was funded by St. Stephen’s House Youth Services.

    The purpose of this project was to conduct an evaluation of the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre's Peer Support Group program regarding mental health. It built on the 5-year Community University Research Alliance (CURA) project on the  Taking Culture Seriously in Mental Health project.

    CCBR conducted an organizational review to describe how the program is presently being implemented and examine the impact of various internal and external factors in order to make concrete suggestions as to future directions.