Partner: Community Food Centres Canada CFCC’s Market Greens pilot program was designed to promote food access by offering fruit and vegetable incentives to 320 families with low incomes that were redeemable at two markets in Ontario (Stratford and Midland). TNC evaluated the pilot using a mixed-methods approach including participant surveys, interviews with program participants, staff
A good evaluation survey is one that accurately measures the things we want to know. One common challenge with getting accurate results is ceiling effects – a design problem in which survey participants respond overly positively to questions related to their knowledge, attitudes, or behaviours before a program intervention. Ceiling effects cause challenges when assessing
Since November, we’ve been working with BGC Canada to update their youth mental health program, called Flex Your Head! The program was first created for BGC Canada in 2011 by TNC. Ten years later, we’re working with BGC Canada again to refresh the content and adapt the program for virtual delivery. Flex Your Head! is
At TNC, we often use our evaluations as an avenue to support equity seeking groups and advocate for their needs. We believe that evaluations being conducted in vulnerable and equity-seeking communities should strive to understand community-identified needs. Evaluators need to provide flexibility in terms of timelines for data collection, and should incorporate capacity building efforts
In celebration of TNC’s 10th anniversary on May 20th, 2020, we are creating a series of posts that reflect our practice and mission. At TNC we have a long history of working with community-based organizations that are committed to strengthening their local food systems. This work is incredibly important to us and we feel grateful for
WHAT IS CONNECTIVITY? Connectivity is the name of the Waterloo Region “Situation Tables”, which bring police, health and social service agencies together at a weekly meeting to collaboratively and proactively address situations of acutely elevated risk in the community. In January 2014, the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) in partnership with Langs Community Health Centre
Building a Service Resolution Function in Toronto In Ontario, there has been a growing focus on building health and social service systems that are capable of meeting needs of individuals with particularly complex needs. Recent estimates suggest that about 5% of the population accounts for 61% of hospital and home care costs in Ontario[i]. Among
UPDATE: CLICK HERE FOR OUR PHASE 2 EVALUATION (2017) OF CONNECTIVITY, FOCUSING ON THE OUTCOMES OF WATERLOO REGION’S SITUATION TABLES! WHAT IS CONNECTIVITY? Connectivity is the name of the Waterloo Region “Situation Tables”, which bring police, health and social service agencies together at a weekly meeting to collaboratively and proactively address situations of acutely elevated
TNC was contracted by United Way KFL&A to help them develop an Action Plan to End Youth Homelessness in Kingston and Area. This project was part of a national program called Mobilizing Local Capacity to End Youth Homelessness (MLC), being led by Eva’s Initiatives, the National Learning Community on Youth Homelessness, the Canadian Housing and
Across Canada, groups are developing innovative new ideas designed to help people have full access to affordable and nutritious food. One of the challenges that these projects face is evaluating their impact. Last year, the Public Health Agency of Canada invited TNC to develop an evaluation resource guide for food security projects.
United Way Peel commissioned Taylor Newberry Consulting to conduct a community research project to gain an improved understanding of the mental health and addictions system in the region. Peel Region includes the municipalities of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon. This report provides the findings of the research and associated recommendations for system improvement.
Boys and Girls Clubs across Canada have repeatedly and increasingly identified a need for mental health resources and programming. AstraZeneca (AZ) supports a wide range of community mental health initiatives and programs and has partnered with Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC) to develop a national program specific to the Club context. BGCC contracted
Many Canadian communities are developing comprehensive anti-poverty strategies. Increasingly, affordable access to transit is emerging as a key component in these strategies. Access to the bus – especially ongoing, flexible access – can change the life of a person living on a low income.
One of the pleasures of being a small, specialized consulting firm is that we have the privilege of partnering with clients with whom we share important values. It matters to us that we use our expertise to advance those values and support amazing organizations. I am very proud to announce our partnership with People First
