{"id":1228,"date":"2022-10-17T14:42:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcchrmicro.wpengine.com\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:39:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pb--sm-3\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiaryLight)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pt--5 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pb--md-2 fndry-pr--md-0 fndry-pl--md-0\">\n\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs align fndry-pb--2 wp-block-bcn-breadcrumb-trail has-text-color has-background\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\">\n\t<span><\/span>\n\t<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to BCCHR Community Partnership Super Hub.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">BCCHR Community Partnership Super Hub<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News &amp; Events.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/?page_id=1229\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News &amp; Events<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"fndry-post-title\">About Us<\/h1><p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-text-bannerIntro20\">The CPSH has a number of initiatives to bring together community partners, researchers, and practitioners to co-create knowledge, share lived experience, and strengthen collective impact through dialogue, learning, and action.<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--5 fndry-col--md-12\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--0\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-1957\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/files\/2026\/04\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute.jpg\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/files\/2026\/04\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/files\/2026\/04\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/files\/2026\/04\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute-768x651.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-pt--5 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pb--sm-0 fndry-mt--sm-3 fndry-mb--sm-3\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-pr--sm-1 fndry-pl--sm-1 fndry-pt--sm-0 fndry-pt--md-4 fndry-pb--md-4 fndry-pr--md-1 fndry-pl--md-1 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">Co-Design Lab<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">The Co-Design Lab provides focused services to enable BCCHR Investigators to embed principles and practices of co-design and community-based participatory action research (CBPR) into their programs and projects.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">Supports include:<\/p><ul  class=\"fndry-list fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col\"><li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tOne-to-one consultation with BCCHR Investigators on how to integrate co-design and CBPR into their programs of research<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tSharing examples of successful co-designed and CBPR grant applications<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tHelp developing grant application budgets<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tProviding letters of support for grant applications<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tTraining opportunities (e.g., how to build and support long-term relationships with community partners; how to design Guidance Circles and co-design processes; how to navigate power, trust, and relational accountability)<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/resources\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1214\">Resources<\/a> on co-designed and CBPR<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tAnnual Community-Partnered Research Co-Authorship Award (coming soon)<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tAnnual Community Partner Conference Travel Bursaries (coming soon)<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">BCCHR Investigators can contact the CPSH Manager, <a href=\"mailto:cathy.chabot@ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cathy Chabot<\/a>, to discuss your specific needs and to request support.<\/p><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">Community Of Practice<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">Our Community of Practice (CoP) brings together researchers and research teams with all levels of experience and expertise to foster skills in ethical community-based inquiry. Our activities are guided by a Cultural Facilitator and Knowledge Keeper and co-led by people with lived experience. Our Guidance Circleoversees activities, provides mentorship, and identifies opportunities for future financial support to CPSH members who commit to participating in Hub activities. Our aim is to expand our CoP beyond Vancouver\u2019s Lower Mainland to engage individuals, groups, and organizations from communities across BC, the Yukon, Canada, and globally.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">Join us! BCCHR Investigators, staff, trainees, and students are always welcome to join our Community of Practice and Guidance Circle. Please contact the CPSH Manager, <a href=\"mailto:cathy.chabot@ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cathy Chabot<\/a>, to learn more.<\/p><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">Global Speakers\u2019 Series<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">Our Global Speakers\u2019 Series features researchers, community-based partners, and people with lived experience who share their experiences leading successful community-academic research collaborations.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">To view recordings of previous Speakers\u2019 Series events, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/events\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"823\">visit our Past Events<\/a>.<\/p><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">Community Partnership Symposium and Gathering<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">We will host our first North American Community Partnership Symposium and Gathering <strong>October 8 and 9, 2026<\/strong> to foster bi-directional among researchers, people with lived experience, and community partners. Attendees will learn more about meaningful community engagement, relationship-building, and co-designed research. The symposium will include examples of non-traditional, arts-based, and co-designed research activities, and well as engaged dialogues and community-based activities.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/events\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"823\">visit our Events page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border\" id=\"intro-center-background\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--md-11 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pt--4 fndry-pb--4 fndry-pr--4 fndry-pl--4 fndry-pr--sm-3 fndry-pl--sm-3 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--center fndry-justify--center\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiary)\">\n\t<h2 class=\"fndry-heading fndry-align-text--center\">Meet the Team<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-align-text--center fndry-text-intro\">Learn more about the Community Partnership Super Hub team.<\/p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/about\/team\/\" rel=\"\" id=\"fndry-block-64b55291b5266\" class=\"fndry-btn fndry-btn-secondaryButton\">Team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-light)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pt--5 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pb--md-2\">\n\t<h2 class=\"fndry-heading\">Contact Us<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-text-intro18\">Please reach out to us if you have any questions.<\/p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/contact\/\" rel=\"\" id=\"fndry-block-64b55330e7323\" class=\"fndry-btn fndry-btn-secondaryButtonWArrow\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--5 fndry-d--md-none\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--0\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-1957\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/files\/2026\/04\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute.jpg\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/files\/2026\/04\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/files\/2026\/04\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/files\/2026\/04\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute-768x651.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","fndry_alternate_title":""},"class_list":["post-1228","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1228"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2032,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1228\/revisions\/2032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/community-partnership-super-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}