Special Projects

DBNC takes pride in leading and participating in a variety of special projects that reflect its commitment to community engagement and innovation. These initiatives often include creative collaborations, highlighting community issues and success stories, which are shared to amplify local voices. Through these special projects, DBNC continues to demonstrate leadership, knowledge-sharing, and a deep dedication to advancing community well-being.

MIRANET Talks with Sean Meagher and Priyanka Sheth

DBNC is proud to share that Priyanka Sheth, our Executive Director, was recently featured on the latest episode of @miranetTalks. This engaging discussion highlights the vital role that community organizations such as DBNC play in supporting residents and fostering collaboration across the sector.

Through this conversation, our Executive Director shared insights about DBNC’s programs, partnerships, and the collective impact of our network in strengthening community connections. We invite everyone to watch and share the full interview, to help raise awareness of the important work being done by community agencies across the region.

Research on the Community Health Ambassador Program

DBNC, a Peel-based community organization, participated in the Ontario government’s High Priority Communities Strategy—an initiative aimed at providing targeted support to communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other health disparities. Through this initiative, DBNC implemented the Community Health Ambassador (DBNC-CHA) Program, launched in January 2021, to support community-based pandemic response efforts. The program aimed to address systemic discrimination, racism, and barriers to accessing essential social and health services during the pandemic. This report presents the evaluation of the impacts of the DBNC CHA Program during both the COVID-19 response phase (January 2021 to September 2022) and the COVID-19 recovery phase (October 2022 to March 2024) in the Region of Peel

Evaluating the Peel Community Health Ambassador Program

Through the High Priority Community Strategy, the Community Health Ambassadors (CHA) Program was established and implemented in January 2021 across six community agencies in Peel that serve racialized and marginalized communties, including Indus Community Services, Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS), Roots Community Service Inc. (Roots), WellFort Community Health Services, DBNC, and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Peel Dufferin.

The objective of this intervention was to employ community members as trustworth health ambassadors to address structural inequalities, including systematic discrimination and racism and barriers to care in the Peel region.