CCEL’s Grants Project Library contains reports and infographics documenting the social impact work conducted by students in partnership with community organizations that CCEL Grants have funded. We hope this resource is helpful as a database to support and inspire further work around community-rooted social justice, equity and access issues. Read about examples of project topics here.
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FROM CLASSROOM TO CAREER: AN ACCESSIBLE ONLINE CURRICULUM & TOOLKIT FOR NEWCOMER STUDENTS
This project created an accessible online toolkit to help newcomer high school students navigate BC’s post‑secondary and career pathways. Developed with the North Vancouver School District and the Edify Foundation, it offers clear guidance through videos, curricula, and multilingual resources, which will remain available online to support long‑term community impact.
UBC Student Project Lead: Amir Hosseini
Community Partner: North Vancouver School District & Edify Foundation
Grant Type: Chapman & Innovation
Year of Publication: 2025
Topic: Mentorship, Career Planning, Curriculum Development
Keywords: Youth Programming, Multimedia, Immigrant Populations
Population: Youth
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NOTHING MOVES WITHOUT US: MIGRANT-POWERED STORYTELLING
This project is a community‑rooted, arts‑based organizing initiative that uses storytelling, cultural practice, and political education to strengthen migrant leadership and collective action among Filipino migrants in British Columbia. It builds on earlier cultural organizing (the East Van Migrant Workers Poetry Collective) and expands it into a broader movement‑building effort. The project aims to mobilize migrant workers, amplify their lived experiences, and confront systemic injustices, such as labour trafficking, exploitative working conditions, and anti‑immigrant policies, through creative, participatory, and community‑led storytelling.
UBC Student Project Lead: Sabrina Qistina
Community Partner: Damayan Society for Migrant Education and Resources
Grant Type: Chapman & Innovation
Year of Publication: 2025
Topic: Migrant Rights, Social Justice, Collective Action, Labour Rights
Keywords: Arts-Based Programming, Culture Heritage, Education
Population: Migrant Workers
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ACCESSIBLE CONTENT WITH THE FAMILY NETWORK FOR DEAF CHILDREN
The project is a community‑engaged accessibility initiative that redesigned the Family Network for Deaf Children website and created ASL‑first informational videos to better serve Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, youth, and families. It centered language justice, co‑creation with Deaf youth, and sustainable digital accessibility infrastructure. The project aimed to rebuild the website and create ASL‑based videos that reflect Deaf culture, communication preferences, and lived experience.
UBC Student Project Lead: Stephanie Quon
Community Partner: Family Network for Deaf Children
Grant Type: Chapman & Innovation
Year of Publication: 2025
Topic: Accessibility, Communication, ASL, Youth Leadership
Keywords: Inclusivity, Equity, Resource Building, Digital Literacy
Population: Deaf Youth
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SCALING CREATIVITY: EXPANDING ACCESS TO ARTS FOR COMMUNITY WELL-BEING IN THE DTES
This project centers on expanding low‑barrier, arts‑based wellness spaces for women and gender‑diverse residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), using creative expression as a pathway to connection, healing, and community building. The grant supported 39 workshops across six DTES sites, including women‑only and gender‑diverse spaces. These workshops ranged from UV‑resin jewelry to weaving, painting, lanyard‑making, and more. While many services in the DTES address urgent needs such as housing and food, this project fills the gap in creative, emotional, and social well-being supports.
UBC Student Project Lead: Xiaoying Zhang
Community Partner: Downtown Eastside Arts and Crafts Society
Grant Type: Chapman & Innovation
Year of Publication: 2025
Topic: Arts-Based Workshops, Accessible Spaces, Peer Support
Keywords: Community-Building, Inclusive Programming, Minority Groups
Population: Downtown Eastside Residents
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VANDU LITERACY CIRCLE
This project aimed to support and address longstanding inequities in literacy access, especially for older adults, people with limited formal education, and community members affected by poverty, colonialism, and the toxic drug crisis, and develop civic engagement among residents of the Downtown Eastside. The curriculum blended practical literacy skill‑building with culturally and politically relevant content through interactive workshops, giving participants the chance to apply and actively develop skills in a structured setting.
UBC Student Project Lead: Dana Turdy
Community Partner: Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Grant Type: Chapman & Innovation
Year of Publication: 2025
Topic: Adult Literacy, Harm Reduction, Civic Engagement, Accessible Spaces
Keywords: Community-Building, Peer Support, Education
Population: Downtown Eastside Residents