CCBR conducted a literature review for PLEA Community Services Society of BC (PLEA) focused on best practices and existing research related to family caregiving for vulnerable adults, as well as the delivery of outreach and community-based support services by front-line staff.

CCBR worked closely with the CHAMPP4KIDS Study team on phase 1 of a Public Health Agency of Canada funded study aimed to create and implement relevant and accessible evidence-based parenting resources for diverse groups of caregivers. CCBR provided consultation throughout and designedand facilitating a co-design event with community members to meet project goals. 

CCBR partnered with Family and Children Services of Waterloo Region (FACS) to conduct a community-led needs and resources assessment. The purpose was to identify needs and enhance support services by engaging an equity-deserving cross-section of community members. The project enlisted over 20 Community Partners for a Steering Committee, and these partner organizations selected Community Researchers from their staff who are members of the communities they serve and fluent in their preferred languages.

This capacity-building project was tailored to early childhood and prenatal programs in the Ontario Network of CAPC/CPNP projects. CCBR built an interactive website toolkit with custom training material and piloted them at workshops with Ontario CAPC/CPNP in order to further refine the toolkit.

CCBR supported the Bell Brass Family Resource Centre evaluation through a series of capacity-building and coaching events. These events equipped BBFRC to use a community-based approach when conducting an internal evaluation of its CAPC/CPNP & other Early Years programming. Topics covered included theories of change, surveys, data analysis, and reporting and acting on findings.

CCBR partnered with FCHI to support community-based research capacity building on CIHR-funded projects tackling childhood and family health through structural and social determinants of health perspective. Projects were: adolescent physical activity; youth peer support and type 1 diabetes; and promoting equitable, responsive healthcare amidst COVID-19.

CCBR supported Carizon in developing and implementing annual evaluations of the Ontario Network of Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP). In 2022, in addition to the core evaluation, CCBR conducted a special project, using the lens of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to collaboratively assess how CAPC/CPNP projects can better respond to their changing communities.

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 (FBC's) new multi-faceted capacity-building initiative designed to increase food donations from retailers.

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the outcomes and implementation of CityKidz’ core programs for children living in poverty in Hamilton and to identify future directions for improving on and replicating these programs in low-income communities across Canada. The evaluation was funded by World Vision.

CCBR worked with the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH) in three communities (Hamilton, Kitchener/Waterloo and Timmins/Cochrane) to identify, review, and synthesize existing information about mental health system gaps within each community related to transition. The assessment was funded by CAMH.

CCBR provided research support to a community food security initiative in Chatham-Kent. The initiative identified community needs, priorities, and desired policies in order to improve access to healthy and local foods. CCBR developed data collection tools, analyzed the data, and wrote a comprehensive report for the municipality. The research was funded by Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit (CKPHU).

This project included the design and analysis of a feedback survey for parents with children in YMCA preschool programs in Hamilton, Burlington, and Brantford.