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 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.

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.

This project had three main goals: 1) to explore the ideal employment situations for people with serious mental health issues, 2) to identify barriers that prevent people from finding, getting, and keeping work, and 3) to mobilize the community around employment and mental health issues. The work was funded by Canadian Mental Health Association (Wellington-Dufferin Branch).

This project was an investigation of the extent and the impact of hate crimes and hate activity in the City of London, Ontario. It included a review of Canadian literature of hate crime and bias activity and an integrated action plan for the City of London, developed in conjunction with the local Hate Crime and Bias Activity Steering Committee.

This project involved a participatory action research intervention within a First Nations social services agency designed to generate an integrated action plan for enhancing workplace health. The project was funded by Six Nations of the Grand River Social Services Department.

This project, from a seed grant, aimed at developing a research proposal to explore how people from different ethnic communities in Toronto and Waterloo understand what it means to be actively a part of society and how they are presently active. The work was funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

This project was a literature review that identified ways in which the Waterloo Regional Health Department might collaborate with local employers to develop healthier workplace environments.

This study explored issues faced by immigrant parents within diverse ethnic backgrounds in three cities in Ontario. The research also explored the supports and resources that could assist newcomer parents in addressing their parenting issues. The study was funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

CCBR managed a national project which produced a resource manual designed to help family resource programs attract and support fathers. The project was funded by Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs.