Participatory evaluation provides you with the real-time data that you need to make programmatic decisions and maximize your impact. At ICH, our evaluations are practical and methodologically sound, and our participatory approach integrates robust feedback from multiple stakeholders. We will work with you to generate data about program impact that can be shared with your funders, community leaders, and program participants. Our services will help you integrate evaluation into your program operations, ensure that your activities align with your goals, and further strengthen your offerings.
Funded with a grant from the RWJF, ICH evaluated the CSHE program, which aims to work with populations affected by structural racism and other inequitable policies, supporting community groups to engage in health care advocacy.
ICH is providing assessment and evaluation technical assistance to the MassLeague of Community Health Centers to support their Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) programs.
ICH is the evaluator for the CVI 2.0 program, which funds community-based organizations to organize consumers to advocate for policies and programs that expand how the healthcare sector addresses the social determinants of health.
For over 15 years, ICH has been the evaluator for Agenda For Children, a literacy initiative of the City of Cambridge. ICH has helped AFC program staff track participation and understand the impact of several programs designed to educate parents of children ages 0-7 about how to support language and literacy development so their children will enter school ready to learn how to read and write.
ICH is working with the Cambridge Office of College Success on a mixed-methods evaluation to investigate the impact of coaching and other supports on low-income students’ progress, persistence, and performance in college.