Update this text — Foundations, government agencies, and nonprofits turn to Community Science to help them develop effective strategies and methods that scale.

Our approach is collaborative, participatory, adaptable, and scientifically rigorous. We not only identify the problems, but we also use our knowledge and experience to help clients develop solutions. Our commitment is to make sure that whatever we do is useful and will lead to just and equitable changes. We believe that if it’s not useful, it’s not worth doing.

Community Science is committed to making research and evaluation a participatory learning process that enhances the capacity of institutions to meet the needs and aspirations of community members. With our greatest strength the study of community and systems change, we also are committed to developing knowledge of how to address social problems in a way that will benefit all communities. Our methods for answering research and evaluation questions in various community contexts are state-of-the-art; to gather outcome and process data, we take both qualitative and quantitative approaches, including advanced statistical methods, case studies, surveys (by telephone, mail, Internet, or in-person), and ethnographic methods. Additionally, we employ the latest computer technology, as well as participatory research methods, and our staff members analyze archival data sets, including crime, census, and health data. Community Science is committed to the highest scientific standards and to making collected information both useful and accessible for various audiences.